NHTSA Complaint #11195511 — 2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL TANK OF GAS, MY CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER/HESITATE. IMMEDIATELY THE "EPC" LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL, BLINKING. ALL POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR CEASED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ON EACH INSTANCE, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED 2-5 MINUTES. AFTER WAITING, I SUCCESSFULLY RE-STARTED THE CAR EACH TIME, WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE, I DROVE <40MPH TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND LEFT MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONCLUSION WAS, "NOT ENOUGH GASOLINE", DESPITE THE TANK READING 1/4 FULL. AFTER THAT INSTANCE, I MADE A POINT TO NEVER LET THE GAS FALL BELOW 1/2 FULL. ON THE TWO OTHER OCCASIONS OF HESITATION/LOSS OF POWER, THE TANK FELL BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 FULL. AFTER PULLING OVER, TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A GAS STATION AND FILLED UP TO A FULL TANK WITHOUT BRINGING IN FOR INSPECTION. KEEPING THE GAS TANK ABOVE 1/2 FULL, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE. WHEN THE GAS FALLS BELOW 1/2 A TANK, IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING.