Other Fuel System Pump Problems of Volkswagen Golf - part 2

Had been driving for about 70 miles stopped for about 20 minutes. Restarted car drove 1/2 mile to the freeway made the turn on to the freeway and the car would not accelerate and came to a stop. I was lucky enough to get it off the highway and on to the shoulder. Dealer says it is contaminated fuel and the fuel pump failed.

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Entering the freeway and a high speed, engine light and ignition coil light appeared when I reached the end of the on-ramp. Lost all propulsion 30 seconds later; the vehicle would not accelerate. Vehicle coasted to a stop on the shoulder, but barely made it since I had to move several lanes over and avoid traffic going around me. If I was moving slower, I would have been stranded on one of the lanes. There have been many other cases of the high pressure fuel pump failure for the turbo diesel engine, my vehicle is just another one.

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I was driving my vw Golf tdi about 15 mph due to heavy traffic when coil sign began flashing and the service engine soon alert appeared. After approximately 200 yards the vehicle stopped and would not start again. There was no accident because traffic lights turned red. The vehicle was pushed from the intersection to the curb and towed to a vw dealership. Fuel pump, fuel filter housing, all fuel injectors, fuel lines, and high pressure fuel pump were removed and replaced with new parts. The vehicle is now operating.

When accelerating onto the highway, the check engine light flashed "service engine immediately" and the glow plug light flashed. Vw service was called, they indicated that the car should not be driven. It was towed to the nearest dealership where they indicated that the fuel pressure was too low. They replaced the fuel pressure regulator with no improvement. They then indicated that the high pressure fuel pump was faulty and replace the pump (part number 03l130755a), the pipe (03l130235s), seal (n 90451902), valve (057130764h).

Car stalled on freeway off ramp in traffic, and would not restart. The car was blocking traffic, and needed to be towed to dealership to be repaired. The dealer stated that the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) had failed.

Upon changing my fuel filter, a large amount of metal flakes were discovered in the fuel housing. They seemed to be linked to the high pressure fuel pump. Vw had to replace due to a failure starting in the high pressure pump.

The contact owns a 2000 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the fuel system pump needed replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 05v154000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump). The failure and current mileages were not available.

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The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Golf. While the vehicle was at a local repair shop receiving an oil change, the mechanic noticed fuel leaking from the vehicle. The mechanic determined that the tandem fuel pump failed and was leaking fuel from the outside of the engine. The vehicle was repaired at the cost of $550. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that there was a recall on the fuel pump; however, his VIN was not included in the recall. No compensation would be provided. The failure mileage was 68,621 and current mileage was 68,650.

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The fuel pump on my 1999 vw Golf has failed twice. I feel this is both a defect and highly dangerous. The fuel pump cracked and dumped fuel out onto the pavement. I was told that this was unusual, but when I was in the second time, I met another vw owner with the same exact problem. Vw continues to deny any responsibility and refuses to pay for the matter. The first occurrence happened on 9-10-01 at 26k miles, the second on 7-7-04 at 52000 miles.

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