NHTSA Complaint #10620793 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

I PURCHASED A USED 2011 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI ON MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 AND 5 DAYS LATER ON AUGUST 2ND, THE CAR DIED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SOME MODERATELY WINDING FOOTHILL ROADS. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED INTO THE INTERSECTION THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. FORTUNATELY, PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME HELPED PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZING IN FOREIGN CARS FOR EVALUATION. THEY FOUND THE DIESEL FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THEY SAID THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR