1. Volkswagen Jetta
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Fuel System, Gasoline

2008 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
60–100k mi2
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 21, 2013 · 104,346 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    Fuel cut-off/surging when accelerating and tapping noise from engine. Engine is throwing engine codes; a loss of power is present when accelerating. This occurs every time i try to accelerate. This is a known issue with the cam follower and high pressure fuel pump on all 2.0t fsi motors from vw. My cam follower has a hole in it (have the part) and the high pressure fuel pump is worn down (have the part) because it…

    ODI 10556179

  • July 21, 2013 · 80,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle became hesitant to acceleration attempts. The failure recurred intermittently at speeds between 10 and 50 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the camshaft, camshaft follower, fuel pump, and a valve would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was…

    ODI 10531564

  • April 5, 2013 · 96,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train

    The problem is the intake manifold and the intake valves stuck from excessive carbon buildup. It was replaced in feb 2011 and now needs replacing again. Problem is, now i'm out of the warranty period and the dealer is saying i would have to pay for this myself. They also added that there was only a 1 year warranty for the first time this was replaced in feb 2011. There have been many complaints on the intake…

    ODI 10513073

  • July 7, 2011

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline

    Every morning my 2008 vw jetta 2.0t is very hard to start. Sometimes when the car is trying to start it stalls in the middle of starting. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tgw53yvlqa&feature=youtube_gdata_player. *tr

    ODI 10430851

  • May 17, 2010 · 52,539 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Unknown Or Other

    2008 vw jetta 2.5l engine stalls and epc light illuminates. *tr

    ODI 10368447

  • December 22, 2008 · 51,400 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    Difficulty filling gas tank while at pump. The auto shut-off kicks in after putting in a few cents worth of gas making fill-up frustrating and time consuming. Took to vw dealership. They spent a day investigating and couldn't find the problem so they kept it overnight and called vw to walk them through troubleshooting. Vw says the fuel tank is not venting properly and the only way to fix it is to replace the entire…

    ODI 10253191