NHTSA Complaint #10597995 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

STALLED WHILE TRAVELING FULL SPEED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE DESERT, GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL TRUCKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST TO THE NEAREST OFF RAMP 1/4 MI AWAY, AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP VEHICLE STALLED, AGAIN ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL MORE VEHICLES. WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR OFF MIDDLE OF THE OFFRAMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER STATES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF VEHICLE. STALLING ON FREEWAY IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THIS PART AS IT WASN'T DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR US DIESEL SPECS (WAS DESIGNED FOR EUROPE.) VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE OF MISFUELING, I HAVE ONLY USED DIESEL FROM BRAND NAME STATIONS, YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATION BLAMING THIS ON MISFUELING IS INCORRECT, IT IS CLEARLY A PART DEFECT. THE LATEST REDESIGNED PART FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR HAS HAD FAILURES AS WELL (THIRD REDESIGN OF PART.) *TR