Fuel Pump problems of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta

Vehicle staled out with complete loss of power, would not restart. Had car towed to vw dealer, and it took 8 days for them to fix. The high pressure fuel pump failed and contaminated the whole system. It was covered under the warranty but I was lucky I was not on the highway. If the 2010 Jetta wasn't under warranty it would have cost $4660. 22 to fix it.

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.

While driving in the city, the car diesel engine started to loose power and vibrate. The car stalled in the middle of the road with traffic having to stop behind us. We managed to move aside and push the car to a low traffic road. We towed the car to the nearest garage. An initial inspection indicated that the fuel system was damaged, reason for sending it to the vw dealer at clear lake. The dealer told us that vw of America is considering helping us with the repair, quoted between $7,200 to $10,000, and had instructed them to order the parts. Today, however, it was suggested that I could approve the repairs for them to start working on the car and no response was available from the manufacturer. The prognosis is a catastrophic failure of the high pressure fuel pump that released metallic debris into the fuel system. At the moment of the incident the car was barely 15 months old, with 43k miles and properly maintained. It does not go through heavy traffic and only ridden on regular roads. To my question about how could I have avoided this problem, the vw service rep stated that it was a simple mechanical failure.

First occurance my wife was driving , she called me and said the car was going about 10 or 20 mph. I asked were there any warning lights on the dash that were on she said the service engine soon was on and that was all. She made it home , called the local dealership. We carried the car they said they changed the fuel filter . Broughtthe car home ,it ran fine for a few days then the same thing happened again. The next day I contacted volkswagon assistance for them to tow it to the shop. The car was under the carport , I was going to push it out to go on the tow truck , but it started and ran fine with the acception of the engine light being on. The wrecker carried it to the shop. The dealership called me onjan. 03 2012 and told me the fuel was contanimated with water, and they would have to flush the system($500_+). They called back the next day and said they would have to replace everything in fuel system($8500 +). After some research my car is doing the same things as if the fuel pump had failed. This is a very common thing from what I"ve read on this motor . Thats where were at now.

Driving in heavy traffic at 45 mph the car dash dinged, I looked down and immediately the car lost power. I was almost in multiple accidents as the car slowed rapidly without brake lights (the car engine stopped so suddenly that it took three or four seconds to comprehend the situation and activate hazard lights and take appropriate action) to warn other cars that I no longer have power. Also, to try and move out of harms way was extremely difficult as the car had no engine power. The car was eventually towed to the dealer where they determined that metal from the fuel pump was in the entire fuel system.

Car engine died on the highway. Coasted to side of road. High pressure fuel pump failure. Entire fuel system being replaced. Metal shavings throughout fuel system.

3 miles from home glow light starts blinking. . . . . . Not in limp mode I get home switch off wait. . . . . Take it for a quick spin no more flashing light or problem. Next day drive 130 miles to portland no problem. I then start out for beaverton and the light starts blinking again turn off again starts no problem but then the light comes on again. I then take it to dealer they take a look and replace the tank fuel pump. . . . I then drive it back to portland no problem until almost at my hotel light starts blinking and limp mode. Next day manage to just make it back to dealer they give me a rental and order in a valve or sensor not sure. Car is ready late the next day so I deffer to pick up to sat morning. Sat morning I get less than 1 mile from dealer and the warning lights starts again and limp mode take it back. Following Monday I get a call to order in some parts, next day I get another call that they are replacing the entire fuel system. Replaced the entire diesel fuel system 26+ components under warranty. Got car back on the 23rd of November 2011.

Was traveling on a city block in san francisco when the engine light went on. There was a slight power surge but no stall. Driving into the next city block the car completely died and I pulled over to curb. Unable to start again. Car was towed to vw dealer. Was told the fuel pump in the tank had malfunctioned, and contaminated the fuel tank. Entire fuel pump, tank, system is being replaced under warranty.

This vehicle has experienced continual problems with engine shuddering and stalling. Mostly, while in 2nd , 3rd or 4th gear, early on into a trip the engine will suddenly decelerate and in some case stall out completely. It is as if there is a sudden loss in fuel getting to the engine. This started soon after purchasing the car. It has been into the dealership numerous (6 or 7) times for this warranty issue, including extended stay periods of seven and ten days. First they faulted my fuel, then they replaced the fuel pump, then they have done other work and replaced components, but claim they can not make the car fail as I have reported. They claim to have alerted vw and had a vw technical advisers look at this car. They refuse to do any additional warranty work on the car for this issue since they can not diagnose it. I have kept a log of these failures since my last servicing. Between 10/22/2010 to 3/12/2011 this vehicle has had 19 of these failure events. They usually occur when the outside air temperature is above 32 degrees fahrenheit. The vehicle is still under warranty (28,500 miles on the odometer). I am finding other owners experiencing similar problems. Please help.