NHTSA Complaint #11102969 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SEATING FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, IT TAKES AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF CRANKING BEFORE THE ENGINE FIRES. 10 PLUS SECONDS. ONE ITS RUNNING IT USUALLY DRIVES WITHOUT ISSUES UNTIL YOU GET TO 5/16-1/4 TANK. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT STARTS TO LOOSE POWER. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. IT LOOSES POWER, GAINS AND LOOSE POWER CAUSING IT TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE CONTROL. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT IS BACK TO NORMAL. THEN PROCEEDS TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY USUALLY EVERY COUPLE MILES UNTIL IT GETS FILL IT UP. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY ROADS AND HIGHWAY. I FILL THE TANK UP AND I ONLY GET ON AVERAGE 10 GALLONS INTO THE TANK, SO I KNOW ITS NOT OUT OF GAS. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP TEST NUMEROUS TIMES BY DIFFERENT MECHANICS. ALL OF THEM SAID ITS NOT LOOSING PRESSURE, AND IT PRIMES WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENS LIKE IT SHOULD. AFTER READING ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED MANY JETTA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND CAN NOT SEEM TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING CAUSE IT CAN CUT POWER AT ANY MOMENT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN IF IT FALLS BELOW THE 5/16 A TANK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS EFFECTED MANY JETTA OWNERS AND PREVENTS A RISK TO THEM AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU.