This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I was driving at highway speed and the car immediately lost power. A semi almost rear ended me because I lost speed so quickly. I lost control of the vehicle and had to fight the steering wheel to get off the road as the steering got extremely tight. I had the vehicle towed to the dealer and they identified the high pressure fuel pump as failing.
Glow plug light came lit on dash and said "service engine immediately." Engine then lost power on interstate (dangerous). When re-cranked, engine was sluggish and would not accelerate above 40mph. VW service said it was due to a faulty fuel pump.
Driving on interstate at 70mph. Engine glowplug light and main failure light came on and engine quit. Dealer advised failure was due to high pressure fuel pump failure.
The high pressure fuel pump on my 2010 VW tdi failed on the highway causing a sudden loss of power. The vehicles was towed to the dealership where they confirmed that the injector pump was the problem.
The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta sportswagen. The contact stated that the high pressure fuel injector pumped failed, causing the vehicle to stall. The failure recurred repeatedly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. Updated 9/13/11 updated 2/22/12
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- Wellsville, KS, USA