2011 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Diesel Problems
- 82
- 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.
What owners report
- fuel pump · 33 records
- high pressure · 30 records
- pressure fuel · 29 records
- fuel system · 23 records
- glow plug · 17 records
- check engine · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 51 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel System, Diesel
Smoke from under the hood while driving - drove directly to dealer. Result was injector leak. *tr
ODI 10418019
Fuel System, Diesel
I have a 2011 vw jetta sedan, purchased in january of 2011. I had a fuel injector failure, causing diesel fuel to spray within the engine compartment of my vehicle and fuel to leak onto the roadway as i was driving. There was no vehicle warning lights indicating any failure or leakage other than a fuel smell. When i parked my car in my driveway and turned off the vehicle my husband noticed fuel leaking out of the…
ODI 10394021
Fuel System, Diesel
Repeated stalling, rough running and loss of power on 2011 vw jetta sportwagon tdi w/dsg auto transmission. Most fuel purchased from same bp location. Always confirm diesel before fueling. Problem across multiple fuelings. Receipts for all fuel purchases with mileage recorded. *tr
ODI 10396849
Fuel System, Diesel
Car was heated up to operating temperature during a routine [redacted]. Car was then shut off for roughly an hour and then began another [redacted] to the grocery store. It sat in the sun at the store for almost an hour before it was started. Upon leaving the parking lot of the store, the car completely stalled while in 2nd gear at approximately 2,400 rpms under light acceleration. The car would have stopped if my…
ODI 10386773
Fuel System, Diesel
2011 vw diesel jetta six speed manual. The computer is programmed to shut the engine off at about 750 rpm this number appears to be arbitrary or possibly picked for some fuel economy tradeoff. The problem is that this causes some very dangerous conditions in traffic. Normally a diesel can be brought down to nearly zero and still power up and out of a stop. Gas engines are not so good at this but to some extent this…
ODI 10381187
Fuel System, Diesel
My 2011 volkswagen jetta sportwagen tdi had it's fuel pump fail leaving my wife and child stranded. The car was started and suddenly lost power on the roadway. Car was towed to dealer where it was determined that the fuel pump had failed. Pump failure was catastrophic sending metal shards throughout the fuel system (tank, fuel lines, filters, etc.) this has been documented by many others with this engine (back to…
ODI 10365805
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
Shortly after purchasing the vehicle new we experienced issues with the vehicle stuttering when driving and at times shutting off completely as if it stalled (the vehicle is an automatic with the dsg transmission). We took the vehicle to the vw dealership under warranty but the tech could not replicate the problem and sent us on our way and told us to comeback if it kept occurring. The problem persisted and we took…
ODI 10628324