general problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

Vehicle stopped running at highway speed. After tow and refueling car failed to start and run. Taken to dealer for service and informed that high pressure fuel pump was defective/had failed. This problem seems to be more than common for these tdi vehicles. Volkswagen of America refuses to offer assistance with the matter and will not acknowledge that these pumps are an issue.

High pressure fuel pump failure in tdi diesel causing catastrophic damage to major engine components including common rail, injectors , fuel tank etc. . . Appears to be manufacturers defect. Merely replacing will not solve problem without assurance that new design has been developed and utilized.

We have had this car for less than two months. The day before we traveled about 45 minutes away and used the highway. The car was fine. The next day, when traveling on the highway at about 70mph our 2009 Jetta Sportwagen tdi suddenly lost power about 30 to 40 minutes into the trip. The gas pedal did not respond to being pressed. Our vehicle was slowing down. It was like the car died and we were coasting. Five to ten seconds later it was like nothing happened. The car resumed power. It has not happened again. We took it to the dealer and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it.

My 2009 jetta tdi sportwagon with 12,000 miles would not start one day. I attempted to jump start and pop start the car, both failed to start the engine. It got towed to nearest vw dealer. They stated that the starter failed, so they replaced it. After replacing the starter, the car was still not fixed and they discovered condensation in the intake system. They stated that vw was not sure what was causing the condensation, seeing as I drive 100 miles per day, but it was now running to factory specifications, so the service manager stated " so we are calling it fixed". Another tdi was also in the shop for this same problem. I was told that vw can not guarantee or provide anything to me in writing stating that when my factory warranty runs out, and this problem occurs again, that it will be covered. I requested vw to extend my warranty but they stated that they do not provide that to customers.

The vehicle has a 1 to 2 second lag when accelerating from a standing start or when I step hard on the accelerator pedal. It acts like it has to think about it for a while before the motor starts to rev up and the transmission engages. This has caused several near-accidents when pulling into traffic, and at stop signs when other drivers decided I'd waited too long and started into the intersection at the same time my car finally decided to get around to going. This is a tdi with the dsg transmission. I had the dealer run a full diagnostic and they didn't find anything. I see others reporting the same behavior here and elsewhere. I suspect faulty programming in either the engine or the transmission software, though it may be just the inherent behavior of the system. I'll put today's date on the "approximate incident date" although it's been this way since I bought the car in November 2008.