Fuel Pump problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, there was a sudden loss on engine power as the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured high pressure fuel pump and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and current mileage was 119,000.

2009 vw Jetta sportwagen tdi was being operated normally. Partial power loss was encountered and dash indicator lights began to illuminate. Vehicle was able to continue to nearby destination. When driver attempted to start the vehicle again it would not start. Vehicle was towed to local vw dealership. Diagnosis was complete failure of the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp). Entire fuel system was replaced along with hpfp. Manufacturer paid for all repairs. Fuel was tested and no foreign containments were found.

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the engine fault workshop light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the failure could have been caused by a failing fuel pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 38,000. The VIN was unavailable.

While driving, our 2009 vw Jetta tdi stalled and stopped in an intersection. When restarted the glow-plug light and check engine light stayed on while the car limped to a stop on the side of the road. We had the car towed to the local vw dealer and was told that the high pressure fuel pump had failed and the total fuel system would have to be replaced do to contamination. I was surprised when the est'd cost of $7,500 to repair my car was presented to us with no offer of help by vw. I was even more surprised when the service writer said that that part has been redesigned a number of times to help deal with this issue,.

The car is a 2009 vw Jetta tdi clean diesel. While on the new york state thruway at 55 mph, suddenly the car's warning chime sounded, the check engine light came on, the glow plug warning light flashed and the car immediately lost power, and I coasted to a stop on the shoulder. It was towed to the nearest dealer, who replaced the entire fuel system at vw's cost. They said it was the hpfp (high pressure fuel pump) that disintegrated and destroyed the fuel system, from the fuel tank forward.

Glow plug light and engine fault workshop light came on as I was pulling into work in a. M. Parked and restarted vehicle, with no further warning lights. I made appointment for scheduled maintainence with dealer. When I left for home that evening the vehicle started ok with no warning lights. While driving down the interstate freeway at 70 mph the same warnings suddenly came back on and vehicle suffered immediate decrease in power with speed down to about 50 mph. I exited the interstate and tried to make it to the vw dealership, but engine shut down when I stopped at stop sign and would not restart. Vehicle was pushed to the roadside by state police and had to be towed. Vw mechanic found that the high pressure fuel pump had failed with excessive metal shavings found throughout the fuel system. A diesel fuel sample was sent for testing and was okay. Dealer had to replace the entire fuel system.

First incident in July 2011 but same ongoing issue and at the dealership at least 8 times in 11 months. Currently at the dealership again for almost 3 weeks now. Its always the same "symptoms" but always told its another problem. . . . . As follows: -sputters and jerks -exhaust or gas fumes overcome the car -engine revs but the car wont move, then jolts forward. -stalls when trying to start, it jerks violently making a putting noise as if it can't get fuel then dies. -there's a beeping noise coming from something in the engine when it stalls that no one seems to know what it is. I have replaced: -intake manifold -all fuel sensors -low pressure fuel pump -high pressure fuel pump -melted fuses with unknown cause -two batteries -other smaller items related to fuel system.

My 2009 Jetta tdi engine started running rough when I pushed the clutch in while turning into a parking lot 3 weeks ago. I coasted to a parking spot and turned off the ignition. I started the car back up immediately to see if it was going to be ok and it sounded good so I shut it off. When I returned about 45 minutes later, the car started but sounded like it was running on only one or two cylinders and then died. I called a tow truck and it would not start at all when he arrived. The dealer asked if I had ever run gasoline through it. I said 'no, why would I do that?' he said that the entire fuel system needed to be replaced and that vw would pay for this 'one time' even though the warranty has run out. Well, if they are at fault this time, they will be at fault the next time too. My concern is the next time. I drive on a 70 mph interstate 90 miles round trip to work 5 days a week. What are the chances that I will be lucky enough that it did not happen in traffic at that speed the first time and just where will I be when it happens again? if they are replacing this shredded high pressure fuel pump with the same model made of the same materials, it will happen again. Is there ethanol being put into diesel in this country? what about the additives to diesel that are necessary for lubricity that are put in by the different companies? is one or more types of these the culprit? this problem is all over the internet and I hope that vw can come up with a permanent solution before someone is seriously injured - if it hasn't happened already. Meanwhile - still waiting for my car to be returned to me.

Engine abruptly stalled entering large multi-lane intersection, as engine repair light came on. Suddenly inoperative power train on the vehicle without any prior warning. Tdi diesel powered vehicle. Towed to dealership and diagnosed with hpfp (fuel pump) & fuel system failure.

Glow plug indicator symbol flashing on dashboard. I had just left my house so I decided to drive around the block to get back to my house to check on the symbol. Within one block the car lost power, the glow plug indicator came back on (flashing) as did the engine warning symbol. My car could now only clunk forward at about 5 mph. I made it over to the curbside, grabbed my manual, and walked home. I called the vw dealer and he said that he'd seen a couple of cases like this and that the car would have to be towed in. " I had it towed to dealership (this was a Saturday). On Monday I heard that there was a problem with the fuel pump (hpfp) and that the whole fuel system would have to be replaced. Luckily, I was still under warranty. It's a very expensive repair. More luckily, this power failure did not happen on the freeway, which is where I was heading. I could have been killed. . Read more...

While driving to work, the engine malfunction dashboard light illuminated while making a left turn, traveling about 20 mph, with slightly less than 1/2 tank fuel from the same filling. The left turn where the malfunction occurred was the last 1/2 mile of my ~15 mile commute to work. Immediately after observing the malfunction light, I could hear a metal-on-metal grinding sound coming from under the hood. The engine did not stop running though the grinding noise persisted for the remaining 1/2 mile of my commute. After turning the car off in the parking lot, I contacted my vw dealer and informed them of the problem. They recommended I try driving the car to the dealer for service, which is about 15. 5 miles from my workplace. I stayed at work for the next 3 hours, and around midday set off to drive the car to the vw dealer. The car started, but the grinding noise persisted and the engine malfunction light illuminated within 1 minute of starting. At the same intersection where the problem had originally started, 1/2 mile from work, I was forced to stop at a red light. While stopped, the engine operation became very rough and the engine stopped running. I was able to restart and lightly accelerate when the light turned green, but the car stalled after about 10 seconds, though I had enough momentum to get out and push the car into a parking lot. I had the car towed to the vw dealer. The dealer reported that they found shards of metal throughout the fuel system, especially in the fuel pump. They quoted me vw's statement about gasoline contamination of diesel fuel, and implied that I may have incorrectly fueled the car. However, they took a fuel sample from my tank and reported that it was normal diesel with no signs of contamination. They agreed to replace the entire fuel system. The car has run normally since repairing.

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta tdi. While stopped at an intersection, the contact attempted to accelerate forward but the engine stalled and he was unable to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test which confirmed that the high pressure fuel pump had failed; the vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 37,500 and the failure mileage was 27,450.