NHTSA Complaint #10273965 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

I OWN A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TDI. IT NOW HAS JUST OVER 11000 MILES. AFTER ONLY A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE ENGINE HESITATES AND IN SOME CASES PRODUCES SEVERE BUCKING FOR MAYBE 2-3 SECONDS. DURING THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE HAS LESS POWER AND THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF ONE IS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAS LESS POWER THAN ANTICIPATED TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T BE REPLICATED ON DEMAND. IT IS MORE OFF A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TOP THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN FIND WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES THAT SHOW UP WHEN THEY USE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS DONE TO TRY TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WAS DURING THE MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FUEL WAS SAMPLED AND LEFT OVERNIGHT IN A FREEZER TO CHECK FOR GELLING, I DON'T THINK IT WAS SENT TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS. THE FUEL FILTER WAS ALSO CHANGED. THESE ACTIONS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR