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Car all of a sudden stalled in the middle of the road with almost no warning because the High Pressure Fuel Pump Failed. Car only has 133,000 miles on it. Left us without a car over an hour and a half from home with our kids in the car. I am told Repair is Several Thousand dollars (Almost what the car is worth) Volkswagen knows that there is an issue with these pumps, as the previous years (approx. 2009 with the same pump were recalled, but not this year)
Turbo failed without warning on the highway and I was unable to maintain the speed limit. This occurred in a vehicle that had the tdi emissions modification. The problem occurred a second time after a warranty repair at vic bailey Volkswagen and appears to be an ongoing problem that is related to the emissions modification. The first failure occurred approximately 20,000 miles after the emissions modification, and only 1300 miles after the previous failure and replacement of the turbo.
The vehicle has a hard time on startup when stationary (when the temperature fluctuates from freezing to thawing), sometimes taking three to four times for it to crank over. Once it cranks over it will vibrate and shake like it is going to stall. It will also shake and act like it's going to stall after in motion for the first minute. Took to the dealership, said it was an old battery. Replaced battery, the issue is intermittent (again when the temperature fluctuates). Read online that it could be a tdi intercooler design flaw. The dealership will not cover unless they experience the problem. This issue says it can cause engine failure. Looking to take it to an independent VW tdi shop to see if they can diagnose the problem and get a second opinion. Hopefully, this doesn't have anything to do with the fuel pump.
I filled the fuel tank, which was not quite empty, with diesel on 11/21. On 11/25, after driving a couple hundred miles and multiple trips, it would not start for many tries once it was shut off, even with engine hot. Far from home, I was afraid to shut it off. The temperature was near freezing, tank a little more than half. I got it started three more times after this and drove another 150 mi. Without issues, and it has not stalled. The car has never been misfueled. On 11/28, started it with 3 10-15 second tries and took it to the dealer. Dealer could never get it started, claimed to see metal particles in filter and took fuel sample for testing. Service mgr made comments about not needing to bleed fuel system, like when they took a sample fuel. Dealer could have caused (more) damage to hpfp by letting air in. Dealer has not seen similar symptoms in other tdi. High pressure fuel pump (hpfp) failure suspected (all replaced in April), VW blames poor fuel but lab report says "observed free water" and did not actually measure it. Lab estimated 0.5%vol vs required ulsd spec of 0.05% vol. Car will not start (but has started a few times after many tries and then runs very well). Dealer assumes it's fuel related but obd code is P2002(dpf pressure) so dealer included that in the $13K estimate. VW consumer care indicated that regardless of replacing the fuel system or fuel, unless I have a completely different obd code, they may use the fuel test failure to deny any repair of any type in the future. Car must drive under its own power for tdi emissions buyback, but they say this condition is not acceptable. I am left to pay for the repairs, with no known resolution, myself. I am afraid to drive it (or that the dealer crippled it) when/if I do get it running.
Volkswagen tdi high pressure fuel pump failed, causing car to suddenly stall in left lane of local highway rt-198 in burtonsville, md. I was in motion in traffic stalled as I was coming through intersection at rt-198 and rt-29.
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- Silverado, CA, USA