2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Engine Problems

DRIVING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED JUST FLASHED A FEW LIGHTS ON THE PANEL FOR FEW SECONDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. COULD NOT BE MOVED LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VW DEALER, BASIL VW AT LOCKPORT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED. CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REQUIRING NUMEROUS COMPONENTS, WITH A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $7,000.00 THE CAR WAS SERVICE BY A VW DEALER OR BY A REPAIR SHOP OWNED BY AAA OF WNY LOCATED AT CLARENCE NY. THIS CAME ON WITH OUT A WARNING, WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HAD OWNED DIESEL CARS SINCE 1977 AND DID NOT FACE ANY SUCH PROBLEM OR HEAR OF SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UP TO THE TIME IT QUIT. IT STALLED IN A PUDDLE AFTER 7 DAYS OF RAIN SO I ASSUMED IT HAD GOTTEN WATER IN THE SYSTEM SOMEHOW. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE IN TURN CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO SELL HIM THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR AND THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THE REPAIR WORK WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM! I TOLD THEM TO HOLD OFF SO THAT I CAN WAY MY OPTIONS. I HAVE SINCE VERIFIED THAT INDEED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD DISINTEGRATED AND DESTROYED THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

AFTER IDLING FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES ON A HOT AFTERNOON (95F), I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY FELT A SPUTTERING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE EPC LIGHT; THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SPUTTERING HOWEVER WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME APPROX 10 MILES ON A CITY STREET. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE COIL HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME CONCLUSION FROM THE MECHANIC. *TR

THE WATER PUMP FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE IMPELLER CAME OFF OF THE SHAFT INSIDE OF THE PUMP BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN(PLASTIC). THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. WENT AHEAD AND HAD THE TIMING BELT DONE ALSO. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1131.87. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN TOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SASH "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP!". HPFP FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF. COASTED TO OFF-RAMP, STOPPED CAR AND THEN RE-STARTED IT. DEALER LATER DIAGNOSED IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM (INTERMITTENT IGNITION SWITCH FAULTS LOGGED) AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

SUNRISE V.W. HAD MY 2009 JETTA TDI IN THEIR SHOP YESTERDAY, AND AFTER DIAGNOSTICS INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED BOTH COOLING FANS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. I HAVE GEICO MECHANICAL BREAK DOWN INSURANCE. THE ADJUSTER ONLY APPROVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COOLING FANS. ON THE WAY HOME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HEARD A POP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, AND LOST ALL OF THE CARS POWER. THIS LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I BELIEVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO SUNRISE V.W. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE GLOW PLUG ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IMPELLER SHAFT ON THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000.

THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH THE "GLOW PLUG" WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH A MESSAGE "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. GOT THE FOLLOWING FAILURE CODES: P0087, P13E3, P2196. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND YET VW DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. CLASS ACTION ANYONE?. *JS

FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND REPLACED. AFTER THAT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. I TOOK IT BACK TO VW IN CLARKSVILLE TN. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. IT IS STILL LEAKING OIL JUST NOT AS BAD. THEN THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND BURNING/LEAKING OIL FROM THE TURBO. VW DID NOT WANT TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEPT BRINGING UP THE EGR. *TR

THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A WARPED DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. THEY REPLACED IT AND IT IS STILL KNOCKING. A SECOND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT IS STILL KNOCKING BECAUSE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS BAD. IT CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT HARD AND ACCELERATION TO BE AN ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAYS. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY DIED AND WILL NOT RE-START. ENGINE TURNS OVER, BUT THAT'S IT. I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE CAR DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND TRAFFIC WENT AROUND ME. *TR

MY JETTA LOST POWER FROM GOING 60MPH TO 35-40 AND AFTER A MIN IT SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO PUSH IT ON A SHOULDER AND TRIED TO START AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TOWED IT AWAY TO MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SHATTERED AND RELEASED BUNCH OF TINY METAL PEACES IN TO THE FUEL FILTER AND ENGINE. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PUMP THAT VW ADMITTED BUT HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT IF A SEMI TRUCK CAME AT THE SAME TIME AND HIT ME WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEN? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,900. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

2009 VW JETTA TDI UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE PUMP IN THE TANK WAS REPLACED AND STILL WILL NOT START. THE DEALER THEN SAID THAT THE HPFP HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON THE ENGINE WAS BAD. THEY CHANGED THE PUMP AND STILL WILL NOT START. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THEY CALLED THEIR TECH LINE AWAITING AN ANSWER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE ISSUE THAT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WELL TALKED ABOUT ON THE VW TDI FORUMS. IF THIS IS THE ISSUE THE PUMPS AND ANY REPAIRS SHOULD BE WARRANTIED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED...

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO OPERATE (DRIVING LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES) DURING THIS TIME. ENGAGED EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP AT THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. AFTER PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

WHEN COMING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP WARNING MESSAGE AND A BLINKING YELLOW GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR FELT SLUGGISH, NEEDING EXTRA THROTTLE THAN USUAL TO GET TO 35MPH. AFTER STOPPING AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT, THE CAR WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR (ONLY 30 SECONDS AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT), AND I COULD ONLY GET TO 10MPH IN A 35MPH ZONE. TURNING ON MY HAZARD BLINKERS, I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A DEDICATED LEFT TURN LANE INTO A PARKING LOT, OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. *TR

I WAS STUCK ON A BUSY INTERSECTION BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T LOCK ONTO THE GEAR. ALL GEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHERE FLASHING. UPON LATER RESEARCH, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DSG GAVE A FALSE-NEUTRAL. *TR

I DROVE HOME FROM WORK ON 9/28/2013 GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT END OF OFFRAMP AND THE FIRST WARNING LAMP CAME ON INDICATING A GLOW PLUG FAILURE. IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND I DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 50% POWER, PARKED, CYCLED THE IGNITION FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS CLEARED THE FAULT TEMPORARILY, I DROVE TOWARD HOME AND WITHIN ANOTHER 2 MILES THE SAME GLOW PLUG FAULT RETURNED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL AND A WARNING INDICATING WORKSHOP WAS NEEDED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BOUGHT A CODE READER, READ THE CODES AND FOUND SEVERAL LOGGED, SOME OF WHICH IM CERTAIN WERE RESIDUAL FAULTS FROM THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WHICH WAS INDICATED BY A RECURRING "LOW FUEL RAIL PRESSURE" FAULT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHICH INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK AT THE FUEL FILTER AND AIDED BY...

CAR IS A JETTA TDI (DIESEL ENGINE). ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS LATER WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS STOPPED AT INTERSECTION ON A BUSY 5 LANE ROAD AT 5:30 PM WITH CARS COMING FROM BEHIND AND AROUND AT SPEEDS OF 45+ MPH. SHERIFF CAME TO DIVERT TRAFFIC TO PREVENT A WRECK AND ALLOW TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR SAFELY. DEALER STATES THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, RUINING FUEL SYSTEM, QUOTES POTENTIAL REPAIR COST OF $8,500. FILLED FUEL TANK 5 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT WITH 11 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL (REPUTABLE FUEL DEALER, ALMOST ALWAYS USE THIS DEALER). THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT -- NO ROUGH ENGINE OR STALLING OR TROUBLE OF ANY KIND. CAR IS DRIVEN BY ONLY ONE DRIVER AND IS WELL MAINTAINED, HAS NEVER BEEN FUELED WITH ANYTHING BUT DIESEL FROM REPUTABLE DEALERS....

THE EXHAUST FLAP IS STICKING IN THE OPEN POSITION, THUS CAUSING WARNING LIGHT ON DASH TO COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE PRESSURE SENSORS IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH SENSORS BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE JUST ONE. THE MECHANIC SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AIR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AT STOPS AT ABOUT 55000 MILES. VEHICLE AT COMPLETE STOP, TAKE FOOT OF BRAKE AND IT EITHER (1) ROLLS THEN MOVES FORWARD, (2) LURCHES/SHUTTERS AND MOVES FORWARD OR (3) STALLS BEFORE PUTTING FOOT ON GAS. THE STALLING HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE LAST MONTH AND ON MAY 31 2013, THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND ON ONE OCCASION DID NOT RESTART AFTER APPROXIMATELY HALF DOZEN ATTEMPTS BUT FINALLY MANAGED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN FOR SERVICE TO HOPEFULLY IDENTIFY AND FIX THIS ISSUE ON JUNE 3 2013. THE LURCHING FORWARD CAN BE DRASTIC AND THE POTENTIAL FOR "JUMPING" FORWARD INTO ANOTHER CAR AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IS NOW A REAL CONCERN. *TR

MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND THEN MY ENGINE STALLED AND DIED 30 SECS LATER. MY HAZARD LIGHTS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ETC FUNCTIONED, BUT I COULD NOT BRING THE ENGINE BACK TO LIFE. POLICEMAN SUGGESTED IT MAY BE A FUEL PUMP, BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT DID NOT HELP. I HAD 3/4 TANK OF DIESEL STILL IN MY TANK AND I ALWAYS FILL AT THE SAME PUMP WHICH HAS A YELLOW HANDLE AND SAYS "DIESEL" AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS FILLED THE TANK ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH ON FRIDAY MAY 24, 2013 WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND THEN IT SEEMED THAT THE POWER WAS COMING IN AND OUT. BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN SHAKING AND LOSS OF POWER, I HAD TO VERY QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON A HEAVILY CONGESTED HIGHWAY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP (INCLUDING ALL OIL CHANGES) AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL PERTINENT MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) AND HAS ACCUSED US OF SOMEHOW ALLOWING METAL INTO THE DIESEL FUEL (THEY EVEN HAD SOME METAL "SAMPLES" TO SHOW ME AT THEIR SERVICE COUNTER, HOW BIZARRE). I WENT BACK TO THE FUEL STATION WHERE WE...

ON WEDNESDAY 5/22/13 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 VW JETTA TDI AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP CAME UP ON MY DISPLAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND CALLED MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. (WARNING IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS!!!!!) THE VW DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WHERE ORANGE AND NOT RED. THE CAR HAD VERY LOW POWER WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EVENTUALLY DIED. I THEN TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER 2 DAYS GOT THE DREADED CALL THAT THE HPFP(HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) HAD FAILED AND SENT METAL SHRAPNEL...

THE SAME THING HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 TIMES NOW. WHILE DRIVING, IT IS AS IF THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL, AND APPLYING GAS DOES NOTHING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND IF IT WERE TO OCCUR WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC, WE WOULD BE STUCK IN PLACE WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND OUR MONEY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS SPENT AND SOLVED NOTHING. IT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT, SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, BUT IN THE LAST 5 DAYS IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP! *TR

DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER (EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR). ONCE PULLED OVER, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AGAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN THE TDI FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AND SENT METAL SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE EXHAUST CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST MODULE UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FAILED AGAIN. A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE EXHAUST SENSOR WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE EXHAUST EMISSION GATE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE EXHAUST FLAP DOOR WAS LUBRICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI HAS EXPERIENCED A DISTURBING NO-START CONDITION SEVERAL TIMES. CRANKING THE ENGINE DID NOT RESULT IN A START. ONLY AFTER REPEATED CRANKING (5-10 TIMES) DID THE CAR ACTUALLY START. FIRST IT WOULD NOT START SEVERAL TIMES, THEN START AND DIE IMMEDIATELY, AND FINALLY START, RUN VERY ROUGH,AND THEN SMOOTH OUT ITS IDLE. THIS ENTIRE SEQUENCE (WHICH HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, TO VARYING DEGREES) OCCURRED IN THE DECEMBER-JANUARY TIME FRAME, WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRING WHEN TEMPS WERE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING, WITH PRECIPITATION (RAIN-SNOW MIX) AND HIGH HUMIDITY. AT LEAST 2 TIMES, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY DIED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE AND REVS DROPPED DOWN TO IDLE. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS DISPLAYED A SOLID CHECK ENGINE AND FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT, WHICH HAVE COME AND GONE SEVERAL TIMES (INTERMITTENTLY: ONE DAY THEY WILL BE...

MY VW JETTA HAD SAT FOR A FEW DAYS IN A INDOOR PARKING SPACE IN THE MIDWEST DURING WINTER DECEMBER TO BE EXACT. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, IT STARTED WEAK, THEN GAVE AN ERROR ON THE DISPLAY OF "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP.". THE CAT CONTINUED TO DRIVE, BUT LACKED POWER AND SEEMED TO SURGE. AFTER I RETURNED HOME, I DISCONNECTED THE LOWER INTERCOOLER HOSE TO FIND A LARGE ICE FORMATION AND WATER RESTRICTING THE OUTLET OF THE INTERCOOLER. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE AND IS CAUSED.BY THE EXHAUST GASES AND WATER VAPOR FREEZING IN THE INTERCOOLER. EVERY VW WITH THIS STYLE INTERCOOLER SETUP HAS POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED DO TO ITS SEVERITY. ALSO, THERE IS A TSB ALREADY WRITTEN FOR THE "FIX". BUT VW HAS NOT INFORMED ANYONE, NOR WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR ANYONE BEYOND THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH...

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STALLED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND WRECK. I WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOP. ONCE STOPPED WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO RESTART BUT WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (PERIODICALLY DIED AND HAD TO RESTART, WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING OR IDLE). HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS LOW RAIL FUEL PRESSURE CAUSED BY FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THIS FAILURE CAUSED METAL SHAVINGS TO BE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I'M TOLD THAT THE HP FUEL PUMP, LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL REGULATORS, AND TANK FUEL PUMP ALL MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A COMPLETE REMOVAL AND CLEANING OF ALL FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS BETWEEN $7,000 AND $10,000. THIS CAR IS A DIESEL TDI. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AT ABOUT 68 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR, HAVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WAS STILL IN GEAR AND SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS (NO BRAKE LIGHTS). I TRIED TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER, AND SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR RESTARTED, AND I MADE IT A FEW MILES TOWARDS THE DEALER BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, LUCKILY ON A LOW-TRAFFIC STREET. THE CAR WAS TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY TOWARDS THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FUEL SYSTEM DAMAGE. THE FUEL RAIL, INJECTORS, PUMP, TANK, AND ALL LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE RESULT OF THE PUMP FAILURE CAUSED BITS OF METAL FLAKES TO CIRCULATE ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DIAGNOSIS AND LISTED REPAIRS WERE DETERMINED...

TDI DIESEL ENGINE. ENTERED HIGHWAY, CAR STUTTERED, ENGINE DIED, DISPLAYED WORKSHOP CODE PROBLEM, GLOWPLUG LIGHT FLASHING. RESTARTED ONE TIME, TRAVELED TO PARKING AREA, ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CODE WAS P0087, FUEL PUMP PRESSURE FAILURE. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR HINTS OF THIS ISSUE. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS, WAS DRIVING UPHILL, THE ONE RESTART ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE ROAD. DEALER NOTED NO FUEL CONTAMINATION. SYSTEM WAS PROPERLY PRIMED ON FUEL FILTER CHANGES. USED A ROSS-TECH CABLE AND SOFTWARE. REPAIR IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $7000.00. PREVIOUS DIESEL 2001 MODEL WAS STILL RUNNING WITH 332,000 MILES WHEN THIS ONE WAS PURCHASED. TDICLUB.COM WEBSITE HAS NOTED MANY OF THESE FAILURES, SEARCH HPFP, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. VW IS NOT FURNISHING PUMPS DESIGNED WITH THE US DIESEL FUEL QUALITY IN MIND. VW NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THESE FAILURES. *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 FROM TALLAHASSEE, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. AFTER DRIFTING ONTO THE SHOULDER THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPING. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON, NO SPUTTERING, NO LOSS OF POWER ETC. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS, IT WAS TOWED INTO MARION FLORIDA. THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS WRONG AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALER IN VALOUSA GA. THERE THEY FOUND METAL PIECES IN THE FUEL FILTER AND SAID THIS WAS GOING TO BE A MAJOR REPAIR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

2009 JETTA VOLKSWAGEN TDI, WITH ONLY 50500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AT 35MPH. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IN THE CAR WAS ME 32, MY WIFE 36, MY DAUGHTER OF 8 YEARS OLD AND SON OF 2 YEARS OLD. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EVENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK THEM 3 DAYS TO LOOK AT THIS CAR AND AFTER I CALLED 15 TIMES, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, RUNNING THROUGH THE LINES AND INTO THE INJECTORS. THEY HAVE TOLD MY THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED CLEAN DIESEL, AND FILLED UP AT NEW GAS STATIONS. THIS WAS JUST TODAY I SPOKE WITH THEM, AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCHING AND FOUND THIS TO BE CALLED HPFP ISSUE. FROM AS MANY CASES...

STARTED MY CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT DAY, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ABOUT A MILE AWAY I EXPERIENCED THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN. I DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND, TURNED BACK ON BUT WHEN I GAVE IT GAS IT SPUTTERED. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 1.5HRS WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. MECHANICS COMPUTER DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS LOW FUEL PRESSURE. *TR

FELT A SHUDDER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN; A FEW SECONDS LATER THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH; THE MULTI-FUNCTION COMPUTER FLASHED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE FAULT AND TO SERVICE THE ENGINE; THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART; DEALER ANALYSIS REVEALED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED APPARENTLY SENDING SHARDS OF METAL PARTICLES DOWNSTREAM OF THE PUMP; PUMP AND OTHER HARDWARE DOWNSTREAM OF THE PUMP ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT *TR

WHILE LEAVING A CONCERT, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. ONCE WE INCREASED SPEEDS TO 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE DIALS ON THE DASHBOARD ALL FELL TO ZERO AND THE GAS PEDEL NO LONGER WORKED. WE COASTED INTO A SMALL CAMPGROUND AREA OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR THREE TIMES, IT FINALLY STARTED AND WE PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD, ONLY TO MAKE IT 500 MORE YARDS AND PULLED IN TO A HAY STACK PAD. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START WHILE SITTING ON THE PHONE WIHT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CAR STARTED ONCE AND DIED AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR THREE MINUTES. WE THEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT ONE LAST TIME AND DROVE 25 MPH TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR, LOCKED IT UP THINKING IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AS THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, IT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BLOWN TURBO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

VEHICLE IS A 2009 JETTA SEDAN - TDI (DIESEL) VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED ON DASH ALONG WITH DISPLAY OF "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. PULLED CODE OF P0087 FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE LOW. TOWED TO DEALER, BOUCHER VW IN FRANKLIN, WI. DEALER CONFIRMED FAULT WAS A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN A NEIGHBORING TOWN AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER ALMOST INSTANTLY. MY ""MDF" READ "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" AND MY GLOW PLUG LIGHT (SINCE THIS IS A DIESEL POWERED VEHICLE) STARTED RAPIDLY FLASHING. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, THEN ONCE REACHING THE APEX OF THE HILL, COAST INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, AND I HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. *JS