Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta - part 1

Driving this vw Jetta tdi 2011 on the 605 freeway south in long beach when the yellow glow plug light started linking. Car lost power. Would not accelerate, I rolled out of the freeway to an exit. After this engine stopped. Car would not start anymore. I called vw care to start a claim because this car belongs to the diesel gate scandal. To my bad luck, I found out a few weeks after I bought this car, 12/17/2019, that they had many repairs made and also that the fuel pump will go bad and the repair cost thousands of dollars. The lady of vw care, (800)822-8987 told me that my warranty for the fuel pump expired at 174,620. She asked me whats the current mileage. That is 174,847. So she said my car is not covered any more. I still asked her to put in a claim. She gave me the following claim number:[xxx]. I just feel very suspicious after they hid so much information before during the scandal for my car to die exactly a few hundred miles after this warranty expires. There are thousands of these cars out there. Can someone investigate because why will my car die exactly a few miles after the warranty expire. Have they played with the computers to do another similar thing? I hope not. What I hope is that in good faith vw repairs my car at vw of garden grove here in California. That is where I made an appointment to take the car Monday April 27, 2020. I have just had this car for 4 months. :( to look up my cars warranty under the diesel gate: https://www. Vwdieselinfo. Com/ input my VIN number: [xxx] notice that they add 48,000 miles to the last service fix made to the car. It was 126,618 miles. . Read more...

Twice the car just stalls. On the road or in a intersection. Car was in motion, on street, and just killed, motor shut off! checking several forums there has been multiple reports of diesels prior to 2013 where the high pressure fuel pump goes out. Luckly I did not get hit by another car.

When driving car the engine will stall and lock up the power steering. It may happen 3-4 times within in 3 mile distance. It has been taken to two different auto repair shops one of which deals only with german motors. The problem cannot be diagnosed. After replacing the fuel pump and crank shaft sensor the problem still exists. This is so dangerous to drive as you don't know when it will happen. Please help with suggestions as the mechanics aren't able to diagnose the problem. Thank you.

While driving the car to work last Thursday (07/28/16) the car stalled and rolled to a stop. I had it towed to my mechanic and he indicated that the fuel pump and possibly the injectors need to be replaced. The car had just under 1/4 tank of diesel fuel at the time. There were no error lights or other indication of failure. The vehicle is still at the mechanic, he indicated that the parts are $900 and labor will be additional. Depending on what he finds as he does the repair. He indicated that the injectors may be damaged which would add an additional $1000 for parts plus labor. I didn't take the car to vw because I don't trust them. The ac failed last month and they wanted $1900 for the repair, I brought it to my mechanic and had it repaired for $800. They billed me $200 to tell me the ac was bad. The car currently has 40,000 mile on it. I don't have the repair invoices at this time. Up to the time of the ac failure all work has been completed by vw.

High pressure fuel pump failed containated the fuel system with metal particles well I was on vacation on five lane freeway just south of pasadena highway 5 fall left lane just stopped running almost accident trying to cross four lanes with no power.

2011 Jetta diesel complete failure of high pressure fuel pump without warning at 50 mph ascending a large bridge in vehicle what has had scrupulous periodic maintainance. Occurring at rush hour on a 4 lane high traffic river bridge (295 delaware memorial bridge) a very dangerous time and place due to collision possibilities. My research so far is that this is a common problem with the company covering it up to 120 thousand miles. No notice has every been received of this propensity or of the, what seems to be "secret" warranty extension.

While driving straight on a city highway, the car stalled, and would not restart. This happened in moderate traffic, but we were able to coast out of the road and into a parking lot. The dealer where we bought the car analyzed the fuel system, and ruled that out. He found a bad fuse related to the fuel pump, and claims at this time that it is probably an electrical issue. At this time, the exact cause remains unknown. This is the third time that we've had the same problem, though the previous two times the dealers claimed that it was a fuel system issue.

Car with approximately 56,500 miles. About 50 miles after fueling with diesel fuel from a sunoco station, glow plug light started blinking, check engine light on and car entered a "limp mode". Was attempting to accelerate onto a highway from an on ramp. Would not allow me to go over 25 miles per hour. Brought to nearest vw dealership. Was told the high pressure fuel pump had essentially disintegrated and there are metal shards throughout the entire fuel system, which will need to be replaced. Fuel sample sent to vw for testing. Awaiting to hear from dealer whether or not this will be covered under warranty.

High pressure fuel pump failure.

The car is a 2011 vw Jetta sw tdi. On sept 7, 2015, while driving on the autobahn, the car¿s check engine light activated and the car abruptly lost power. I coasted to a stop on the shoulder. I shut the car off and it would not restart. It was towed to the nearest vw dealer. We had to rent a vehicle for almost two weeks. Vw said the fuel pump was destroyed due to tainted diesel fuel. Reports indicated that metal shavings were found in fuel samples. Vw replaced the entire fuel system at a cost of eight thousand euros. I have contacted the esso station & headquarters. Esso has indicated that there have been no reports of tainted diesel fuel at the station. I am being shuffled between the esso station & the vw dealership. It is obvious who the responsible party is. Vw needs to do what is right and demonstrate corporate social responsibility.

Vehicle began stuttering and lost power. After an additional 20 seconds shut down and would not restart. It appears to be a problem with the diesel fuel pump as metal debris were found. Dealer claims vw must test fuel however I know the car has always been properly fueled and has the fueling safeguard device installed.

High pressure fuel pump failure July 2015, was driving at highway speed when glow plug indicator started flashing, pulled off highway and car stalled in highway off-ramp intersection. Pushed car out of intersection to side shoulder. Car towed to fox vw of rochester hills mi. Vw authorized warranty claim on replacement of entire fuel system. Repair was completed and car returned. Car smelled of diesel in the interior compartment. Smell did not lessen after 1 week even with windows open to air out. Returned vehicle to fox vw. Fox vw stated that there was a spill at the access to the fuel pump sending unit under the seat. The spill was cleaned up and vehicle returned. Diesel smell was less. Fast forward 3 months to November 2015, returned car for extended warranty service for glow plug replacement at purchasing dealer in pennsylvania (three rivers vw), dealer service technicians discovered and documented multiple fuel system leaks with incorrectly installed components. Fuel was present on top of engine, high pressure fuel pump housing and fuel filter housing. Traveled in this car with newborn daughter and 4yo son multiple times with long road trips in the time from the fuel smell complaint to three rivers vw finding the leaking fuel. Three rivers vw repaired vehicle with authorization from vw America.

I was driving to work, which includes crossing a toll bridge daily. I was on the bridge, which is only a 2 lane bridge, when all of a sudden my diesel engine failure light began to flash. I lost acceleration and was able to pull off to the shoulder safely and turn off the car. I sat there for a few minutes contemplating if I should call aaa to get a tow to the dealer. Seeing as I was only about 5 miles from the vw dealer, I decided to see if my car will make it there. It started back up no problem and I was able to accelerate back into traffic and make it to the dealer with no further issues. I explained the problem to the service rep. And they checked in my car and I waited for them to call me with the issue. Later in the day, I received the call from the service rep. , and he informed me that the high pressure fuel pump failed, and they will have to rebuild the fuel system, as there were metal particles found in the gas and gas lines. He said this sometimes happens when a customer may use biodiesel fuel or a lower grade of diesel. He also said that they would have to send the gas samples off to vw lab to review in order for the repairs to be approved since I have the extended warranty. I am shocked that this occured, seeing as my car is only 4 years old and less than 50k miles on it. Thankfully, there was not an accident and no one was hurt.

4:45 am at 45 mph, the engine sputtered then two dash lights showed up, I pulled over to check what they meant. One said pre glow before start up; if flashing malfunction in the diesel engine, the other was the engine malfunction which said emission malfunction. I had the vehicle towed to local garage they determined it was a fuel pump issue and showed me all the metal shavings in the fuel metering valve. They told me to take it to vw as there are many bulletins on the problem.

Outside temp was 3 degrees f, approx 0730 on 16feb15 I had been on shift the car had not been started for 48 hrs. I started the car, and went back inside the work building for approx. 5 min. When I went back to the car I noticed a large fluid spill emanating from the bottom of the engine compartment. I immediately turned off the vehicle. After requesting assistance from a CO-worker it was discovered that when the ignition switch was activated large amounts of diesel fuel was spurting from the top-front portion of the fuel pump. The vehicle has been left off, is currently awaiting tow, diagnostic and repair estimates.

On February 1, 2014 I turned on my car and headed to church at about 1 in the afternoon, everything appeared fine. After church I did the same; however, shortly after I had left the church parking lot the glow plug and battery symbols started flashing and suddenly my engine stopped. Out of nowhere my car stalled in the middle of the road, thank goodness I had managed to steer to the side and that the cars on the road managed to go around me because it could have turned out into a tragedy. I had never had any issues with my engine/battery nor did any of the dashboard warning lights light up prior to this incident. I tried turning my car back on several times but it was unresponsive. The battery and alternator sounded fine but for some reason the car just wouldn't start back up. Could it have been the fuel pump? my car runs on diesel and I have always fueled it with the appropriate fuel without any issues so what now? I had to push my car out of the middle of the road and call a tow service to tow my car home. Over the next week I drove a rental to work and called the Volkswagen dealership and left multiple messages for parts and service and for the person in charge of extended warranty. It's been a week and they have not answered. My car has been out of a warranty now for a while, however I have maintained it and given it the proper care so it does not make sense that a 2011 vehicle would simply stall in the middle of the road without a warning. I am sure that this is a manufacturer's defect and I would like for it to be resolved promptly, I am sure I am not the only one that has had this issue in the past as I have seen multiple complaints online about this and there has even been a few recalls for previous diesel models regarding issues similar to mine.

High pressure fuel pump failure, resulting in damage that required replacing the entire diesel fuel system. Repair covered under vw warranty, estimated cost (according to vw) had this not been covered was $8000. This failure was not due to mis-fueling, however the fuel tank was very low. I have no reassurances from the manufacture that this problem will not reoccur.

Was driving in parking lot when vehicle suddenly died while underway and check engine light came on. Thankfully it happened at a relatively low speed and while not in traffic as there was little to no warning before the engine died completely causing loss of power, steering, braking etc. After towing vehicle to Volkswagen of south charlotte, they indicated the high pressure fuel pump had failed resulting in metal particles from the pump being sent through entire fuel system. Dealer indicated cause was bad fuel, however, I also have a diesel truck that I fill up at the same station all the time and have never had issue with it. While vehicle was repaired under warranty by vw, after researching this, it became clear that this is a problem that is happening frequently enough that it is likely a design flaw that should be addressed by the manufacturer.

Was driving my car on a 2 lane road when it bucked as if it had a cylinder go dead for just a second. Note: there is no warning when this is or does happen. It just does it. . . . But it was hit an miss. I looked at the dash pannel and seen the glow plug light flashing, check engine light was on and the message center service engine now. I was 40 miles from the closest vw dealer. So, I headed to the closest auto parts shop to see the codes it had produced. P1007, p0088 and p0087 are the ones I remembered. The car was running but obviously not good. It lacked any power,could barely pull itself up a hill unless you down shifted. If finally died at a intersection and would not restart. I got my truck and trailer and towed it to the dealer who stated it had suffered high pressure fuel pump catistrophic failure. . . . When they called they stated it was good and bad news. Bad news it was going to be 2-3 weeks in the shop. Good news is, there is so much damage (6500. 00) worth that vw is paying for all the repairs plus I have a loaner car. The whole fuel systems has to be replaced. 1 in tank fuel pump and pre high pressure fuel pump and the primary hpfp the one that self imploded the injectors, and all the fuel lines and filters. Reason is the metal parts that floated thru the system could block any part of the fuel system or be hung up and if so, could return to the fuel tank and be pumped back in. With such close tolerances any thing could inturn re-destroy the system so total replacement is required. This was the first time in 35 years I was left on the side of the road. Thanks vw corporation for owning up to this issue and completing the repairs.

While driving the engine light came on and the car lost power. We were on a rural road so we could pull to the side of the road safely, if this had happened on a freeway we could have been in danger of being rear ended. Once stopped the care would not restart. Had to be towed to vw dealer. The high pressure fuel pump had failed.

I was operating the car on a highway when the vehicle experienced a sudden reduction in power and the dash displayed a flashing glow plug light and solid check engine warning lights. I immediately pulled to the side of the road where the engine was shut off. The engine failed to restart and was towed to a Volkswagen dealership. The service manager told me that the cause was a catastrophic failure of the (hpfp); it totally came apart and distributed metal throughout the fuel system. Injector pump (diesel), injectors, injector lines, primary fuel lines, and primary fuel pump. The car only has 54,000 miles on it.

I purchased a used 2011 vw Jetta sportwagen tdi on Monday, July 28, 2014 and 5 days later on August 2nd, the car died. I had been driving for about an hour mostly on the highway and then some moderately winding foothill roads. I stopped at a stop sign and when I accelerated into the intersection the engine abruptly died and would not restart. The engine turned over when the key was turned, but it wouldn't start. Fortunately, people in the vehicles behind me helped push my car to the side of the road. It was towed to a nearby repair shop specializing in foreign cars for evaluation. They found the diesel fuel pump had failed and they said there are metal shavings throughout the fuel system.

Glow plug light started blinking, then the engine light came on. Shifting became erratic. Pulled into a service station, and once the vehicle was turned off, it wouldn't restart. After basic checks, the fuel pump was pulled for inspection and metal shavings were found. In researching the repair, the independent station suggested putting things back together, and having it towed to the dealer, as it was suspected to be a known issue with the bosch high pressure fuel pump. In fact it was, and while the car was two months out of warranty, the dealer went ahead and covered the repair under the unrelated drivetrain warranty. I consider myself incredibly lucky that this wasn't 15 minutes earlier, when I was traveling at highway speeds, on an incredibly full freeway. It could've been a major accident if I had suddenly lost power. Considering there are entire websites devoted to tracking this issue, I can't believe that there hasn't been a recall.

Driving at 45 mph, engine did not stall but lost power. Motor stalled after about 10 seconds. After putting in nuetral and rolling to a stop the motor would not restart. After towing to local vw dealer, was told the mechanical fuel pump failed. They said it was 4-5 thousand job but vw was picking up the repair and not charging it out to our extended warrenty. Was given a loaner car until repairs are made. No indication of how long. Is this an admission by vw that a serious problem exists with tdi models?.

High pressure fuel pump failure. Always fueled up with ultra low sulfur diesel.

The vehicles glow plug light started flashing, the car started running sluggish, I quickly pulled into a gas station. I turned off the car and when I tried to restart it, it would crank but not start. I had it towed to my mechanic, who after some investigation discovered the high pressure fuel pump failed and sent metal shavings throughout the fuel system. Lines, intake, fuel injectors all have been affected. I am being quoted several thousands to repair. This should simply not happen, I see it as faulty engineering!.

While driving through town 35 mph my tdi sportwagon glowplug light strated flashing. I immediatley turned into a parking lot within seconds and put the transmission in park. The car sounded like it was not firing on a cylinders. I turned the car off. After that it would not start back up. From what I have read, it has to do with the high pressure fuel pump. This made things unsafe and their are no visible signs of leaks/ corrosion/ or signs of wearing. The malfuctioning fuel system caused my car to fail and stall in a busy intersection. The fuel system should be recalled. At least the pump system.

Car was running smooth and parked in the driveway and then wouldn't turn over. Battery power was fine, hoses were fine(vacuum ok) and then identified that fuel might be the problem, used multimeter to identify that fuel pump under back seat was dead and promptly ordered a new one and replaced it. Not expected for a car with 45,000 miles and a 2011 diesel but this is apparently a common problem. Had it in for regular maintenance at the dealer too.

Went to pass a vehicle and I felt a surge then a siren sound started coming from the right side of engine. Was told by dealership it was a vacuum issue and it was safe to drive. When I got to dealership they told me it was a blown turbo. Wondering if this is tied to the incident I had with the high pressure fuel pump failing around 100k. Too many major catastrophic issues with this car. I've been quoted 15,000 for repairs on a car I'm still making payments on and only cost 28k to begin with.

Purchased this car new in 2011. Vw fixed the fuel exhaust ports. Engine light came on again and dealer stated that the particulate filter and catalytic converter both needed to be replaced. Also warned that the fuel pump had serious issues. I had one year left to pay this car off, it had 90k miles on it and I had to turn it in. How can they get away with selling a brand new car for $28k to have it crap out with no repercussions like this?.

The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta tdi. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and experienced a reduction in power. The contact was unable to restart the engine. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel injector system and fuel pump had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 33,000.

I was cruising at 60 mph this morning when the glow-plug warning light began to flash and the cruise control was shut off immediately causing an unexpected deceleration. I pulled into the emergency lane and the engine shut off once I came to a stop. The engine would not restart and the glow-plug light was joined with the check engine light. I had it towed to my mechanic who read the computer codes as "low fuel pressure to the injectors". He looked into the fuel filter and found metal shaving. He stated those shaving point to a complete failure of the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp). I owned this car for only two weeks and, based on Volkswagen's reputation and the reputation of the tdi diesel engine I expected to own this car for years. The repair costs are now estimated to be half the purchase price I paid less than a month ago.

While driving on 95 north through phila my 2011 Jetta tdi began to lose power. I could not accelerate and the vehicle eventually came to a stop. It would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and after evaluation I was told it was the high pressure fuel pump that failed. This was going to be an extensive repair but vw was going to pay for the repair. The vehicle will be in the shop for approx. 4 to 5 days they say. There was approx 72,200 miles at the time of the failure.

I was driving down the interstate at 70mph when my engine control light came on. I lost all power in the car. Once I let go of the pedal, the car began to stall. While pushing the gas pedal completely, I couldn't go any faster than 60mph. Once I got off at an exit and had to come to a stop, the car completely stalled and would not start again. The high pressure fuel pump had apparently failed. I had to have it towed to vw to be diagnosed and they state it is the high pressure fuel pump, and that this is a known issue. While I was still at the vw service center in ocala, I called vw USA, who claims they are not having any problems with these pumps and asked where I got this information. I had to demand to speak with a supervisor which they would not let me talk too. The rep put me on hold to speak with them. Finally she came back and said she was just made aware of something that I need to go to the service manager and speak with him. I did so and he said that he is putting in a special request for customers that are out of warrenty. I now have been waiting 3 days with no response. The service manager has been very helpful and kind in attempting to resolve this issue, so the issue is not with them. The issue is that I am able to search the internet and find in a multitude of sites, where these vehicles are having this issue, yet I am still waiting after 3 days to get my vehicle repaired. I did not put any regualr gasoline in my vehicle. I am a die hard diesel customer and know better. I am also able to view the open investigation through this site which includes my 2011 vw Jetta tdi. A CO-worker of mine also just had this exact problem with his 2012 vw Jetta tdi, with similar mileage, and even had a second failure, both of which vw covered at no cost to the customer, I am beginning to grow extremely frustrated with this situation I would like it resolved.

My 2011 Volkswagen Jetta tdi started to sputter when accelerating, I brought it the dealer and they found shards of metal in the fuel system. Hpfp (high pressure fuel pump) had failed. The quote to fix was 6875. 00 to fix a two year old car. Very un happy.