Other Engine Info: Gasoline(Fed. Only) 50-St. BIN 5 emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: CVWXV02.5U35.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags., Active Seat Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: SE
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH CONNECTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PLUNGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLUNGER WAS DANGLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
2012
ENGINE
I WAS ON AN APPROXIMATELY 6 HOUR ROAD TRIP. APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN FLASHING. VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COME TO A STOP AT THE OFF RAMP STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS LEFT MY WIFE AND I STRANDED 100 MILES FROM HOME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP "EXPLODED", SENDING METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY "CONTAMINATED FUEL". A SMALL AMOUNT OF ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN TDI ENGINES. *TR