NHTSA Complaint #10659070 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

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