3 weeks after purchasing my pre-owned vehicle in may 2019, smoke started pouring out of the engine on my way to work. i had my car towed to a shop and was told the cause of the issue was broken engine hose clamps. the shop charged me almost $700 for brand new hose assemblies and clamps. also, my transmission is slipping intermittently and i do not feel safe driving this vehicle.
Fuel pump not shutting off after engine shutoff. draining battery. this happened one night while vehicle was stationary in my driveway.
Takata recall. car hesitates to speed up, abs light come up some time and go off. light cover all the signal p r n d s when the gear lever is on drive (d).
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the electrical system failed and most of the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated. in addition, the instrument cluster panel was faulty. the vehicle leaked fuel and the power steering was faulty. the entire electrical system constantly failed. the vehicle was towed to crown volkswagen of lawrence (3400 iowa st, lawrence, ks 66046, (785) 838-7750) where it was diagnosed that the internal module in the transmission failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 148,376.
Doing 70 mph on the highway our 2009 jetta tdi lost all power. the high injection fuel pump turned out to be the problem. repairs will cost at least $6,000.00 vw modified this pump 5 different times and never notified the owners about problems with the pump. the nhtsa had an investigation and concluded people were using the wrong fuel. we have 2 diesel vehicles and know which pump at the service stations are diesel. this is a serious life threatening problem, catastrophic failure and no power in you car yet the nhtsa closed their investigation. vw will do nothing to help with repairs and the jetta has become a total lemon. we have received several recall notices through the years, none regarding the fuel pump, and the car was taken to the dealership for the recalls each time. we would like to see something done about this serious problem.
Takata recall. in february of 2017 my check engine light came on and was accompanied by a series of 3 beeps. as i continued to drive more lights came on and my dash board looked like a christmas tree ex. airbag, oil, check engine, abs, epc, brake light, etc. when driving on the high way my gauges will shut off and i can not see how fast i am going, my car will decelerate with my foot on the gas at random times on the high way. i look my car in for repair to cars auto in las vegas because my car could not pass smog. they did an analysis and informed me that my abs module was shot and there was an active recall for the device. i took it to my local vw dealership and thought with my safety in concern that this would be a simple fix. instead, they informed me that i would need to make an appointment and come back another day but i refused to drive my car off the lot. they took my car to the back and said that my abs module was not communicating with the computer and that i would need to pay $700 to have a diagnostic done before they would replace my abs. if the abs is faulty as explained in recall #16v913 under vw action 45f2 if the abs fails to pass the test then it will be replaced free of charge. they seem to not be complying and giving me the run around.
The car was driven a short 7 miles and parked for 2.5 hours in 28f weather. upon starting to return the smell of fuel was noticeable. upon driving the smell did not dissipate and seemed quite intense. the vehicle was stopped after about mile of slow in-town travel and on a hunch the top engine cover was removed. fuel was found to be all over the top of the engine in the area of the injector lines. the recall work (11v490000) for these lines was done years ago. the car is currently at the dealership awaiting evaluation but i can't help wonder if their recall work was not fully successful at preventing the fuel leak it was meant to. *tr
At 140k miles 2009 volkswagon jetta tdi stalled out in middle of intersection. towed to dealer and diagnostics revealed p0191-fuel pressure sensor implausibleand p0087-fuel rail system pressure too low. volkswagen will not fix due to emissions recall of my vehicle and over warranty. volkswagen knows this is a defect with the diesel engine and won't fix it.
Vehicle stalled without warning while traveling out of state in 118 degree weather near phoenix. stall occurred just as we were turning back onto the highway after stopping to check the map. check engine light came on and engine would crank but not start. towed to nearest dealer who diagnosed hpfp failure known to occur with vw tdi engines.
The vehicle is part of the vw tdi emissions scandal. the vehicle currently needs a dpf which is one of the parts affected by the emissions scandal and one that will eventually need to be replaced for the car to meet/pass emissions. vw should pay for this expensive repair now.
We have been having an issue with the engine stalling out while driving. it started with the epc light coming on several months ago, but the light does not stay on and there has been no consistency to the occurrences. however, now, the car will stay running for long and stalls out shortly after starting. the epc comes on sometimes, but not every time that is stalls out. today i took the car for a drive around the block, as soon as i got it back home, it stalled out. from that point on the car would not stay running for more than 15 seconds.
Engine fire in motion on the highway cause unknown.
My car has 146k miles. it is a diesel. the high-pressure fuel pump failed while in motion on 2/8/2016. vw limit on hpfp warranty extension is 120k miles which seems low for a diesel car. to repair the fuel system is $5300 which is more than the car is worth. called vw and they will not offer any financial assistance...even with this car being part of 'dieselgate'. hoping other drivers with this same problem are complaining and odi considers re-opening the report. link here http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/ucm475595/incr-ea11003-61863.pdf.
This is for a 2009 vw jetta tdi. the tdi of course has been involved with vw adjusting software to cover up nox emissions on several year models of their diesel 2.0 engines. what also needs to be looked at is the high number of failures involving the diesel particulate filter (dpf) units. it could be the software hat has been churning out wrong emissions readings could have possibly overtaxed the soot collection in this vehicles as well. i would suggest someone from your office peruse forums at tdiclub and other tdi sites to see the number of these units that have been reported by members. i have not had the failure as of yet, but wanted to bring this to your attention
While driving on a city street, my car began to make a rumbling sound, followed by a engine warning message turning on. within a minute, my car died and would not restart. we towed our 2009 vw jetta sportwagen tdi to a vw specialized mechanic who confirmed that there were metal shavings in the fuel system that seems to be resulting from a hpfp failure. mileage was at 131769 at time of failure. (outside of the extended warranty time period for the hpfp issue) 12/21/2012 two faulty rear passenger seat belts were replaced. airbags had not been deployed and car had not been in an accident prior to seat belts breaking.
Driving of freeway & sudden loss of power. car died on the offramp & unable to start. glow plug light & battery light illuminated. towed to local shop expecting an alternator repair. they diagnosed hpfp failure. $5500 repair!! this is a known issue & should have been a recall! i received a warranty extension (10yr or 120,000mi) letter june 2015. my vehicle is 2009 with 155k miles at that time. my vehicle has depreciated due to the emission system & now this.
High pressure fuel pump addendum to complaint #10808605 please add to the previous that my husband was driving the vehicle at the time & i failed to mention that when the (hpfp) failed he was in the fast lane of the freeway & his power was immediately stopped. this happened on the i10 freeway eastbound just before the "county line rd" offramp in yucaipa, ca. there was no shoulder in the fast lane for him to pull over. he was very fortunate that there was no traffic to his right as he had to make it across 2 lanes of traffic in an uphill grade. the car barely made it to the offramp! if there had been traffic (typically slow moving truck traffic), he would have been trapped in the middle of the freeway & surely hit!! in my previous complaint i was angry about vw not taking responsibility for the known failure. we are responsible car owners & regularly service our vehicles. i could understand had this been negligence on our part. my husband commutes 200 miles a day & we rely heavily on having a reliable vehicle, which we thought we had in a vw diesel. they recognized the defect by offering a 10yr, 120,000 mile warranty extension. mind you this is a diesel engine which has a life expectancy of at least double this. at some point this failure was bound to happen & vw knows it. i spoke with many vw technicians in the diagnosis of this issue & they all acknowledge this is a faulty part. some of the blogs try to allude that poor fuel is the cause, but the mechanics don't agree.any assistance you can provide in getting vw to take responsibility would be greatly appreciated. this not only endangered the life of my husband, but this is a $5500 repair!!
Yesteday, the engine shut down after i got off freeway at offramp. as i came to a stop at the traffic light and engine stopped. had a flashing "glow plug" icon on dash for less than a minute and little no acceleration before exiting freeway. would not restart. had to have car towed 50 miles to home. today i find a dtc of p0087, fuel pressure too low. i unscrewed the screws holding the fuel filter assy top cover. lifting the cover, i saw metal particles on top of the fuel filter. this always means the hi-pressure fuel pump has failed - forcing metal particles to the fuel tank, hi pressure fuel rail, fuel injectors, fuel filter and fuel lines.
Driving home when exiting off to the hwy my jetta will flash the abs, brake and esc lights while beeping. took car to mechanic it was relayed that the abs module was bad. i refuse to take car to vw dealer because i already have issues with them about the erc valve and diesel fuel particulate filter (engine light constantly stays on) being 1 of the issues vw has admitted being faulty but still not doing anything about it. to get the abs fixed it's going to be over $2500 and the have the erc & diesel fuel particulate filter fixed is over $3000. each of these items are faulty and should be taken care of by the dealer with a cent paid from my pocket. both are life threatening faults that eventually could lead to my death or deaths of others. i have no choice as this is my sole source of transportation so i have to drive it. even though vw admits fault they are doing nothing to help except for offering "consolation" gifts - none will cover cost to fix car and get myself and others out of danger. vw needs to be held responsible.
The high pressure fuel pump of the tdi diesel version of this car is easily compromised under regular use and sends the car into a disabled mode while driving. it is dangerous and very unclear what is happening.
Engine light came on, i had my mechanic do a 120,000 mile service and diagnose the dash engine light and the intake manifold was replaced. when i picked the car up i smelled diesel. i drove it 13 miles, when i got home i smelled diesel again. i opened the hood and there was diesel all over the left engine side. there was a wet, split fuel line, leaking fluid in the parking lot, a blue plastic set small rings (like the olympic symbol) sat near the split hose. it could have caused a fire, and other cars to be in danger from slick road, among other things.
Upon pulling out of a driveway, vehicle showed flashing "glow plug" indicator and loss of power (limp home mode). pulled over, turned off vehicle and restarted, indicator cleared and vehicle drove normally. on subsequent trip later in the day, same symptoms appeared. again, cleared by stop and restart of vehicle. flashing glow plug indicator returned almost immediately, this time with solid "check engine" indicator as well. drove to dealership service department where they found metal fragments in the fuel system and likely high pressure fuel pump failure. currently awaiting results of fuel test to verify failure was not caused by misfueling with gasoline.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. while driving 60-70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump failed. the dealer stated that there was no permanent remedy for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000.
Engine stalled when driving and would not restart. metal fragments were found in the entire fuel system damaging all components.complete fuel system replacement is only alternative per volkswagen of america. contacted volkswagen customer assistance and was told assistance is not an option due to a federal mandate limiting time and mileage to 10 years or 120000 miles. also stated volkswagen would have been able to repair at their discretion if not for the federal government regulations?? this is a very common failure that local dealer states occurs locally 4-5 times a week in this area. the average repair cost is over 6000.00 dollars. i have been told the nhtsa had investigated this situation and closed the probe. if dealer records were investigated thoroughly, they would have found a tremendous number of like failures that cannot all be attributed to improper fueling or tainted product. 4-5 times a week since 2009?? absurd and unacceptable.
Stopped and left the line at a green light when our 2009 jetta tdi sputtered and stopped in the middle of a busy intersection. was able to get the vehicle towed to a local vw dealership and given an invoice for $5500 for the high pressure pump, which is identified a known issue by vw under a self-imposed extended warranty but never under a recall. as i was told by vw customer service, since there was never a catastrophic issue to our vehicle prior to 120k miles, instead at 124k miles, the safety items were not identified and corrected.
The glow plug light began flashing and the check engine light was on (had been on for the entire duration of my ownership of 1 year for the car). we were on the highway and the car steadily lost power in the span of a quarter mile. we pulled off the side of the road. the engine would crank but not start. the mechanic the next day found metal shavings in the fuel system and suspects a high pressure fuel pump failure. the recommendation was to replace both fuel pumps and fuel lines. we have never misfueled the car - we have only used diesel fuel at top stations like shell and bp.
Driving down the road at 35 mph the car suddenly dies, leaving me no power to escape a possible accident, brakes are hard to use, stuck in a traffic lane with cars coming up on me at 35 to 45 mph, turns out the hpfp exploded sending metal thru out the fuel system causing the engine to starve for fuel and stall out, with no fuel getting to the engine the motor wont restart causing a life threatening situation
Had been driving for well over 100 miles on the interstate and was exiting from one interstate onto another in moderate traffic in louisville, kentucky. during lane change, flashing "glow plug" indicator light came on and "engine fault! workshop!" came on. car immediately decelerated, causing hard breaking from following traffic and near collision. able to drive at 40 mph for approximately one mile to another exit. stopped at traffic light at the bottom of that exit and car stalled in the middle of the road and would not restart. towed to nearest dealership. two days later, learned from vw dealer that it was the "hpfp". again. a similar incident happened with this car in the fall of 2011 -- around the same time vw issued their recall of the faulty pump. i was told that the hpfp was replaced at that time. this was only 4 years ago and precisely the same issue. i have had the diesel fuel pump modification (another recall), the car is under the 120k on their "extended warranty" and i only use very-low sulfur diesel gasoline at major national chains when traveling cross-country like this.
Was driving and there was a loss of power, as if the turbo had stopped working, it eventually stalled out.
Was driving when the engine fault workshop warning came on. the glow plug warning light also appeared. car wouldn't go past a lower rpm but was able to make it to a parking lot. after grocery shopping, turned the engine on again and started to drive. both warning lights came on again and then the engine stalled. was able to start it again and parked it in a parking spot. waited about 5 minutes and started it again and was able to drive it around the parking lot. engine light was on but car was running ok. pulled out onto the street and went about a 1/4 of a mile and the warning lights came on again and stalled. was able to start it again and make a u-turn and then the lights and stalled happened again. parked along the curb and called a tow truck. this apparently is a common issue with the fuel pump on vw tdi's. car is currently at a vw dealership waiting on the results for a gas test to see what type of fuel i had in the tank. my call has the gasoline nozzle blocker installed per the recall a few years ago. there is not any gasoline in the tank.
Started the car and after about 5 minutes of driving, the engine shuts off but all electrical systems appear to be working. no trouble/ indicator lights come on. this has happened on the interstate traveling 70, on a side street traveling 35, and sitting idle at a stop light. every time, the car will run for between 5-7 minutes than not restart for 5-7 minutes. at attempts to restart inside that 5 minute window after the engine stalls, there is no turning over, no clicking or anything. there is no temp issues, or low fuel issues. this has happened on a full tank and a half tank also. *tr
For the 2nd (!) time in 2 years, the high pressure fuel pump failed on the car. as my husband was driving the mountain highway, he lost all horsepower and the dash lights all lit up with various warning signals and a system failure warning. fuel pump has exploded and introduced metal shavings throughout the entire fuel system.
Gas smell inside car, fuel spraying/leaking out of metal fuel line from fuel pump to fuel rail.
Vehicle engine shut off during travel, due to fuel filter being clogged by metal debris. the high pressure injection pump failed effectively ending the life of the engine. the welds on the high pressure injection pump had deteriorated, resulting metal debris to circulate through complete injection system. after multiple failed attempts to flush out the injection system it was decided that the best course of action was to replace the entire fuel system along with the fuel injector pump. the dealership would not cover the repair that was estimated to be around $5,500. very unsatisfied. *tr
We were driving on down the road and the cars lights started blinking and then car stop running and stopped dead in the road. could not get it started again. if it had been on the freeway i am sure i would not be typing this we would be in hospital or worse. we had to get out and the steering was not working to get it to side of road. i am elderly and do not have alot of strength. we had to pay extra to aaa to tow it since we were far away from dealer. the dealer called and said there was metal shavings in fuel line and components. i researched online and have seen several of the same things happening to other cars. this is a real safety issue. please help fix before someone dies http://www.carproblemzoo.com/volkswagen/jetta/2009/car-stall-problems.php car stall problem 2 failure date: 10/25/2012 while driving the dash warning lights illuminated and the car stalled causing complete loss of all power steering almost causing me to lose control and wreck. i was able to steer car to side of road and stop. once stopped was able to get car to restart but was barely able to drive home (periodically died and had to restart, wouldn't stay running or idle). had car towed to repair shop. they have diagnosed problem as low rail fuel pressure caused by failed high pressure fuel pump. this failure caused metal shavings to be dispersed throughout entire fuel system. i'm told that the hp fuel pump, low and high pressure fuel regulators, and tank fuel pump all must be replaced along with a complete removal and cleaning of all fuel system components. estimated cost to repair is between $7,000 and $10,000. this car is a diesel tdi. *tr
Vehicle engine shut off during travel, due to fuel filter being clogged by metal debris. the high pressure injection pump failed effectively ending the life of the engine. the welds on the high pressure injection pump had deteriorated, resulting metal debris to circulate through complete injection system. after multiple failed attempts to flush out the injection system it was decided that the best course of action was to replace the engine if a replacement could be found. a replacement was found and the current engine installed has the same high pressure injection pump, as a replacement part is not available to independent shops, only to dealerships. cost of replacing engine - $8,500.00. *tr
2009 volkswagen - jetta tdi - 2l, in-line4 (120cl) diesel * a previous claim was submitted lacking information, please disregard. vehicle engine shut off during travel, due to fuel filter being clogged by metal debris. the high pressure injection pump failed effectively ending the life of the engine. the welds on the high pressure injection pump had deteriorated, resulting metal debris to circulate through complete injection system. after multiple failed attempts to flush out the injection system it was decided that the best course of action was to replace the engine if a replacement could be found. a replacement was found and the current engine installed has the same high pressure injection pump, as a replacement part is not available to independent shops, only to dealerships. cost of replacing engine - $8,500.00. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart after several attempts. the vehicle was towed to the residence where the contact replaced the fuel filter. the contact informed that the high pressure fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
For the past year or so my 2009 jetta tdi (diesel) has had the same recurring problem: my glow plug light will come on and i lose normal driving capabilities. i cannot accelerate or maintain speed as i normally do. my car will remain around 25 mph, sometimes losing power until i am forced to pull over. my solution has been to turn the car off, and back on again. the light will go off and i can drive normally most of the time. sometimes i have to leave the car off for a period of time to regain standard driving capabilities. it has been about 2 weeks since that has happened. 2 days ago, my engine light came on. i took it to the dealer and they pulled codes p0087 and p0088 (fuel pressure too high and fuel pressure too low at the same time). they want me to replace the fuel rail, which will be an estimated $1000 in total parts/labor. i called another dealer in hopes of getting a better price and they are put off by the first dealer's recommendations. i was told there is no evidence of metal in my fuel system but even so, other dealer thinks this will be more serious than just replacing the rail. after researching i am beginning to think that i am experiencing the beginning of hpfp failure. i feel like i am driving a ticking time bomb and i'm not sure what to do! replacing the fuel rail feels like a quick, expensive and inefficient solution to a bigger problem. i contacted volkswagen customer care and i was told that i will receive a call from a regional agent about my situation tomorrow. *tr
High-pressure diesel fuel pump (hpfp) began to fail. heard high-pitched whine coming from hpfp after engine had been taken at least once past 2100 rpms after startup. vw dealership service department confirmed hpfp imminent failure and replaced it under warranty. *tr
This problem is caused by fuel pump failure in vw diesel engines. it happens in two ways. fuel pump fails sending metal shards throughout the fuel system or fuel pump provides inadequate pressure and car enters 'limp mode'. in the first case the car stops running and entire fuel delivery system must be replaced. the second case happens under load (passing, entering freeway or climbing incline). 'limp mode' means loss of power. the car must be pulled over, ignition turned off and then back on to clear error code. this is very dangerous when freeway driving. i've had both cases of failure. vw has opted not to recall but rather deal case by case. my last failure was with a pump with only 2000 miles on it. bosch makes the pumps. after a few pump replacements, vw refuses to pay. after the last replacement i was told that it would take an 'act of god' to break the new version of pump. so i guess god broke it. there is much documentation online for 'limp mode'. a good source for documenting the problem is www.tdiclub.com (search limp mode). i don't know if a recall will fix the problem since the pumps will continue to fail. i do believe that vw should replace the pumps at their own expense in perpetuity. i also believe that bosch should be held accountable for providing substandard pumps.
My husband and i were driving, and we heard a very faint, high pitch screeching sound, like a pulley system was going out. we drove another 500 feet, and then the engine stalled. then the blinking glow plug light came on. thankfully we were not going very fast, and the road was not busy. we were able to coast to the side of the road. we tried to start the car again, but it wouldn't turn over. we had to get the car towed to a shop. there are small pieces of metal found in the fuel filter, which indicated the high pressure fuel pump failure. *tr
Driving on my way home from work in town and all of a sudden the glow plug light comes on flashing and the engine light appears on the dash. i immediately turned off the car restarted the car and the problem was not resolved and a message appeared on the sash "engine fault workshop!". hpfp failure. *tr
While driving my 2009 jetta sportwagon tdi on a 3-lane arterial, the engine began to sputter and at the same time the glow plug dashboard light began flashing. within 5 seconds the engine stalled completely and would not restart, leaving the car disabled in the middle of the lane. an independent repair shop discovered that the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) had shattered and sent shards of metal downstream through the fuel system. those shards in turn damaged the fuel lines and fuel injectors. the independent repair shop was unable to secure a replacement part for the hpfp from its usual sources and contacted the local volkswagen dealer. the vw dealer would not sell the part to the independent shop but indicated that volkswagen would repair the problem at no cost even though the car was no longer under factory warranty. when i spoke to the parts manager at the vw dealer, she indicated that hpfp failure was a known but uncommon problem and that she saw cars where this had happened "about 10 or 12 times a year." when i had the car towed to the dealership and spoke to the service manager, however, he said that my car was the 7th or 8th car on his repair floor at that time with a failed hpfp, and that he had been seeing "about 15 to 20 cars a month" with this problem. he said that some of them had probably failed due to misfueling, but that others failed for no apparent reason. he said it was probably due to a slightly different diesel formulation in the us vs. in europe. when i picked up the repaired car two weeks later, i asked the service manager if there was any evidence of misfueling in my car and he said "no." i asked how many hpfp failures he had seen since i dropped my car off and he said "you don't wanna know, probably a dozen." he also said he had recently become aware of hpfp failures happening even on vehicles with previous hpfp repairs. *tr
I tried starting my car and the engine would not turn over, as if it was not getting any fuel. after numerous attempts i had my car towed to commonwealth volkswagen in santa ana , ca. they diagnosed the problem as a failed high pressure fuel pump which sent slivers of metal throughout the fuel system. the entire fuel system,(hoses pipes injection units fuel pumps, filters, etc.) was replaced. volkswagen paid for the entire repairs. i was told by the volkswagen service representative that they had seen this issue before and that it was not uncommon in 2009 & 2010 jetta tdi and other tdi models. they asked if gasoline had ever been used and i indicated that i have only used diesel fuel and that volkswagen had retrofitted the fuel nozzle receptacle to only accept diesel fuel nozzles. it concerns me that volkswagen knows about this problem, that they repair the vehicle at their expense, no questions asked, and it has been reported hundreds of time by volkswagen owners on a variety of internet websites, yet volkswagen is not recalling the vehicles to proactively fix the problem. they fix the problem one at a time as it occurs. they wait until the system fails and the consumer is put in jeopardy of being in a major, life threatening accident or stranded in a remote area. this problem has also occurred with my 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi in august 2014, at night, 50 miles from the nearest volkswagen service center. i reported this incident to nhtsa as well. volkswagen needs to take ownership of this problem by recalling all the tdi vehicles before people are killed on the highways. *tr
We bought our 2009 jetta tdi used at a kia dealership on 5/4/14 with 99k on the odometer. the car was running fine and we had no issues during test drive or the month after until 6/18/14 when the glow plug light came on. we took it back to the dealership we bought it at because it had a 12/12000 warranty on it and they couldn't find a problem. they replaced the battery. it happened again and we took it in to them, this time they sent it back to the vw dealership they had obtained it from to have it checked out. it was there for 4 days while mechanics tried to find the problem and then they brought in an expert to tell them that the high volume fuel pump was failing and it would cost $1,500 to replace. it was not covered under the 12/12000 dealer warranty. we chose not to have the work performed there and i am taking it to another mechanic to have it done. we have driven it for the past couple of months with only minor issues with the glow plug light coming on and we have learned to pull over, shut the car off and turn it on again. this will go for a few weeks before happening and then we have to do the same thing all over again. it is now failing more often and i will be taking it in to repair. the problem here is that the hvfp is a well documented failure on the tdi models and i believe based on the cost i have been seeing on forums that this should be a recall. when the failure happens it is not always in a safe place and i have to make some unsafe moves to get off the road to shut down. i have been lucky that it didn't hard fail as others have and take out my fuel system. we also located the original owner and she had the same issues, this is where we learned to just shut the car off and restart it and all would be fine. *tr
The car began to flash the "glow plug" warning light along with a message "engine fault workshop" pulled to the side of the road and attempted to restart. engine would crank but not turn over. got the following failure codes: p0087, p13e3, p2196. looks like this is a common issue and yet vw does nothing about it. class action anyone?. *js
I lost power and a mechanic has since attributed it to the hpfp (high pressure fuel pump) issue outlined in a technical service bulletins. the issue causes metal fragments to contaminate the entire fuel system. vw recommends over $9,000 in fixes for the compromised car, something that in a single stroke exceeds the remaining value of an otherwise well maintained car. *js
Driving at approximately 65 mph on the interstate on thursday march 27, 2014, the car began to flash the "glow plug" warning light along with a message "engine fault workshop". at this point in time the car would only do about 50 mph on the interstate for about 2 more miles until i found a safe location to pull off the interstate. the cars engine stalled as i was making my way off the road. i was unable to get the car to start again. the car was towed the same day to a local garage of my choice. the technicians took five days to diagnose the problem, which was determined to be a failed high pressure fuel pump. i was told the entire fuel system must be replaced in order for the car to run properly, due to the fact that the entire fuel system gets contaminated with tiny metal shavings when the pump fails, the cost was estimated at $8000-$10000 from a local vw dealer. i called the dealer and explained the problem, they told me they are aware of this issue on some models but there are currently no recalls, so nothing would be covered under a warranty. i am not having the car fixed due to the fact that i don't have that kind of money and the car itself is only valued at around $14000. my choices are to let the bank repo my car and ruin my perfect credit that i have been building for 15 years, or keep paying the $350 a month for a car that doesn't run for the next 4 years. it is a crime that vw is aware of this but are continuing to rob us unfortunate people that own these cars because they will not issue a recall or cover repair bills. thank you for your time on this subject. *tr
High-pressure fuel pump failure (hpfp) while i was driving 60mph on highway has glow plug light flashing and check light, car is misfiring and stalling. *tr