NHTSA Complaint #10672021 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10672021
Vehicle 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 17,501 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IN

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN MID-FEB 2014 AND IT PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY THE WINTER OF 2014. I STARTED MY CAR ON MONDAY JAN 5 (OAT +5F) LET IT IDLE FOR A MINUTE AND DROVE 35 MI TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY (RPM >2500), I DON'T HAVE A TEMP GAUGE, BUT MY CAR DID NOT SEEM TO WARM UP LIKE NORMAL. (USUALLY ITS WARM AFTER ABOUT 3 MI, AND HOT AFTER 10-15). AFTER WORK (+8HRS LATER) I STARTED MY CAR (OAT +15F), LETTING IT IDLE FOR A MINUTE THEN DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE (~100') AND MY CAR LOST POWER, AND HAD A FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT, I BELIEVE THIS WAS LIMP MODE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, LET MY CAR IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, APPEARED TO RUN FINE AND I CONTINUED MY DRIVE HOME. I PULLED MY VAGCOM CODES AND SAW THAT P0299, LOW BOOST PRESSURE, I ATTEMPTED TO GET MY CAR INTO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR TUESDAY, BUT DROVE IT TO AND FROM WORK WEDNESDAY WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ON THURSDAY MORNING I STARTED MY CAR (-5F), IT IDLED FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE AND THEN DIED. IT CONTINUED TO TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT START. I PULLED THE CODES AGAIN (DID NOT CLEAR THEM FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK) AND SAW THAT I HAD A NEW FAULT P0087, LOW FUEL PRESSURE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER (VW ROADSIDE IS SLOW, BUT FREE) AND DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS TOLD THAT ICE WAS DISCOVERED IN MY INTERCOOLER AND THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE COLD WEATHER KIT WAS INSTALLED. *TR

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