2013 Volkswagen Golf: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 4, 2022 · Engine · CA

Car shut off while driving on the freeway at a high rate of speed. EPS and Check Engine light came on. Luckily was able to pull over without hurting anyone. Local repair shop said it is the timing chain system.

Filed Oct 9, 2017 · Fuel system · 83,009 miles · PA

High pressure fuel pump failure - car stalled out in the middle of normal operation, driving down the street, no signs or warning prior.

Filed Jan 24, 2017 · Engine · 112,700 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen golf. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,700.

Filed Apr 26, 2016 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

The high pressure fuel pump failed at 130,000 miles costing $5000 to replace the high pressure fuel pump and 4 injectors. This is a diesel engine, so 130,000 highway miles is nothing. I have had multiple diesel powered cars and trucks in the past that have gone passed 300k miles before a major repair was needed. This was supposed to be a "economy car" as per what the salesman stated. I do not know of any other vehicle that cost's $5000 to replace a high pressure fuel pump. $5000 is 1/3 the value of the car. The car stalled on me in the middle of a intersection with my kids in the car. Recommended maint on the car has always been done at the correct time and miles. I have found numerous case's on the tdi forum that many other vw tdi owners have had the same problem, some even twice. This is a serious safety problem and not to mention but a serious misleading of the public in what a economy car" should be. So with all this being said now, I have to add that I can not afford this "economy car" any longer as that I cant trust it to be safe and reliable to drive. Recently, I have tried to trade this car in the various new car dealers on a more simplified safe vehicle to no avail. The dealers have all told me that they would take the car in on trade, but would give me only at the most $1000 on a trade because they stated they can not sell it as used with the dieselgate black cloud on this car. So I am on the hook to volkswagen of america still making payments on a car that imo is unsafe to drive, and that has no resale value due to vw of america cheating on the vehicle emissions system.

Filed Aug 8, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 79,500 miles · KY

On 5 aug 2015, at approximately 9:00 pm, my 2013 vw golf tdi suddenly died while driving down a major thoroughfare in lexington, ky. I narrowly escaped being hit by a tractor trailer in the rear end when the car died. I had previously put $20 worth of diesel fuel in the car earlier that morning so the car had been driven approximately 40 miles after fueling before the car suddenly died. After the car died, it would not restart so I had the car towed to the local vw dealer in lexington, ky. I went back to the dealer the next morning (6 aug) and dropped off the key and explained to the assistant service manager (merritt) what had happened. I called the service dept back around 3:30 later that day to check on the status and was informed that the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) had failed. They told me that they were still diagnosing the car to determine the extent of damage and what parts were going to need replaced. Since the hpfp is a known issue in the vw diesel models, he recommended that I call corporate vw of america and open a new case which I did and provided the case number back to the dealership. Yesterday (7 aug), I got word from the dealership that the entire fuel supply system had metal shavings in it and that all major parts were going to need replaced, fuel pump, injectors, fuel lines, etc and that the estimated bill has going to be between 5-7 thousand dollars. Vw of america also contacted me yesterday and let me know that they had been in contact with the lexington dealership and told me that they would let me know by monday, 10 aug if they would cover the parts and labor past the warranty expiration date since the hpfp failure is a known issue on the volkswagen tdi models. I will update this as I receive new information. I am retired military and a current federal government employee.