NHTSA Complaint #10861470 — 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 130,000 MILES COSTING $5000 TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND 4 INJECTORS. THIS IS A DIESEL ENGINE, SO 130,000 HIGHWAY MILES IS NOTHING. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DIESEL POWERED CARS AND TRUCKS IN THE PAST THAT HAVE GONE PASSED 300K MILES BEFORE A MAJOR REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A "ECONOMY CAR" AS PER WHAT THE SALESMAN STATED. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT COST'S $5000 TO REPLACE A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. $5000 IS 1/3 THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THE CAR STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. RECOMMENDED MAINT ON THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE AT THE CORRECT TIME AND MILES. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS CASE'S ON THE TDI FORUM THAT MANY OTHER VW TDI OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME EVEN TWICE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND NOT TO MENTION BUT A SERIOUS MISLEADING OF THE PUBLIC IN WHAT A ECONOMY CAR" SHOULD BE. SO WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID NOW, I HAVE TO ADD THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS "ECONOMY CAR" ANY LONGER AS THAT I CANT TRUST IT TO BE SAFE AND RELIABLE TO DRIVE. RECENTLY, I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE THIS CAR IN THE VARIOUS NEW CAR DEALERS ON A MORE SIMPLIFIED SAFE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALERS HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE CAR IN ON TRADE, BUT WOULD GIVE ME ONLY AT THE MOST $1000 ON A TRADE BECAUSE THEY STATED THEY CAN NOT SELL IT AS USED WITH THE DIESELGATE BLACK CLOUD ON THIS CAR. SO I AM ON THE HOOK TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT IMO IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THAT HAS NO RESALE VALUE DUE TO VW OF AMERICA CHEATING ON THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS SYSTEM.