Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Diesel Problems
- 520
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 14
- Years with records
- 1999–2014
- Stored years
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.
Among these 520 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- fuel pump · 62 records
- high pressure · 50 records
- pressure fuel · 47 records
- glow plug · 47 records
- fuel system · 39 records
- check engine · 27 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 207 |
| 30–60k mi | 162 |
| 60–100k mi | 94 |
| 100–150k mi | 30 |
| 150–400k mi | 11 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel
Wife went outside to start her tdi and after sitting and making no progress in warming and smelling a lot of un-burnt diesel she decided to shut it off. After she came inside and told me it was not warming up and it seemed to be running out of fuel very quickly i went outside to check it out. I could see that diesel had leaked onto the ground, so i opened the hood and fuel was dripping from the engine mounted fuel…
ODI 10936533
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle has a long history of the throttle becoming inoperative resulting in no-power (idle power strictly speaking) conditions. That condition is cleared when the clutch pedal is depressed and released. Recently there was an instance of uncommanded acceleration: instead of no power, full power was applied by the engine. Again cycling the clutch cleared the condition. The no-power cases appeared more likely in…
ODI 10939638
Fuel System, Diesel
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen passat. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the high pressure fuel system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure was…
ODI 10925192
Fuel System, Diesel
The high pressure fuel pump broke leaving metal shaving in my fuel tank. I had this replaced at 38k miles and now it is broke again at 78k. Vw extended the warranty for 2006-2012 vehicles for 10 yrs or 120k miles. But since my vehicle is a 2013 they will not covered it. I believe they are still using the same faulty fuel pump for the 2013. *tr
ODI 10923827
Fuel System, Diesel
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle hesitated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to the fuel system. The vehicle was repaired. That the high compression fuel pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but refused to…
ODI 10788402
Fuel System, Diesel
On wednesday september 23rd at or around 3:40 pm, i pulled into an arco fuel station to top off my vehicle. I still had a 1/4 of a tank left but decided to fuel up anyway. The vehicle took approximately 11 us gal of no. 2 diesel fuel. After fueling my vehicle, i drove off the fuel station. Approximately 3/4 of a mile away from the fuel station, my engine stalled out and then the glow plug icon on my instrument…
ODI 10805780
Fuel System, Diesel
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…
ODI 10839115
Fuel System, Diesel
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. While driving 50 mph, the engine sounded very roughly and unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle had to be merged to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 79,000.
ODI 10732773