Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings Problems of Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

2010 jetta wagon tdi (35,500 miles); wouldn't start in am before work. Would crank but not turn over. Had it towed to dealership. Said "fuel was contaminated" and that the tech saw specks of something throughout the fuel system. They tried the line on me of "you must have mixed it with gas". I bought a diesel b/c I wanted to drive a diesel. I didn't mix them up. Not to mention I had already drove through half a tank of fuel before this incident. Vw agreed to warranty the repair however at $7500. What happens next time? am I out $8k? I have the top tier "platinum" warranty but will it be covered for "contamination?" my vw service dept couldn't (or wouldn't) tell me anything. I called vwof America customer service line to have a case opened or get any information. I was called back in 24hrs by a woman that said, "it's not vw's fault you need to call the gas station b/c it was contaminated fuel". I find it odd that vw is covering the cost yet it's "not their fault". What company honors a warranty when they are not responsible for the damage? so where does that leave tdi owners? are we supposed to carry around a chemistry set and test the fuel before we fill up? if I want to take a trip with my car I guess I can't now b/c I may not be able to find a "brand name" like shell or exxon. I think I have to sell the car. Kbb trade-in is $20,000. I wonder what vw will offer me on a trade of my tdi. . . . . . My car is still in the shop a week later, I have a loaner, I'm terrified to pick up the car and tomorrow it doesn't start again.

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Noticed diesel leakage around the second valve of my tdi engine. None of the other valves on the 4 cylinder engine demonstrated leakage. No cracking of the fuel lines.

Was driving on residential street, approximately 25-30 mph, and car just lost power and stalled. After a few minutes it could start again - but the vehicle would not move, even if gas was pushed down. After a week at the dealership - they said it was the throttle. My car would not start before (after only having the car for approximately 7 months and approximately 2000 miles) - and after having it towed to the dealer, they just said the fuel was gelling. But they did do a computer upgrade and said there "particles in the fuel line" that they cleaned out and said I may have gotten "bad fuel". 1 week after my 40000 mile routine maintenance check - my glow plug light went on and I had to have a sensor replaced.

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Glow plug lamp started blinking; received error message - "engine fault". Brought car in for service which took 4 days. Approximately two weeks later, the glow plug lamp started blinking again and the second time, there was an error message that said "engine fault workshop!" brought car in for service again and it remained with Volkswagen for 5 weeks. I was told that the entire diesel fuel pump system was failing and had been contaminated. Volkswagen implied that they thought I had received bad gas, but I am extremely careful about maintaining and fueling this car and can say with 100% confidence that it has only received low sulfur diesel from reputable area gas stations. The fuel system failure did not result in a crash - this time - but it is also just the latest in a long line of extensive problems the car has had since it was purchased new, including stalling, electrical failures, transmission failures, extensive leakage, water damage and other problems.