2006 Volkswagen Jetta: fuel pump failure

Filed May 23, 2019 · Fuel system · 115,000 miles · WA

Car can sputter on freeway at times and can stall out when decelerating from freeway cruising speed. Fuel lines are empty despite having replaced fuel pump and filter, as well as wiring harness.

Filed Apr 30, 2012 · Engine · 84,244 miles · CA

Engine stalled while driving at low speed approaching a stop light and could not restart the engine. The engine cranked but would not start. This has happened several times and re-occurred even after the dealer replaced the fuel pump and filter. After only 40 miles and one day of driving it is at the dealer for repair.

Filed Mar 1, 2012 · Transmission · 86,480 miles · IN

I own a 2006 volkswagen jetta tdi diesel (brm engine code). This car has died on me 4 times now, 3 three times on the expressway. It always happens when the engine gets to normal operating temperature and when I come to a stop. It does not happen any other time. By the way it acts, I assumed it was some sort of fuel problem. Due to the mild winter here in southern indiana the fuel is not gelling. Code reader displays "no codes". I changed the fuel filter. Then the fuel pump relay, and today I installed a new fuel pump. I started the car and let it warm up for about 20 minutes. I drove it down the road, slowed to a stop and it died. It will start back up after the engine cools down some. This car was at our local volkswagen dealership for 3 days. Even after they consulted with vw tech's they couldn't figure it out.

Filed Dec 19, 2011 · Airbags, Body · 24,406 miles · CA

Bought new vw jetta sedan on 08/17/06. On 05/13/10 took the car to the dealer because of car decelerating while driving I.e. Dropping in seconds from 60 miles to 20 miles. It was taken to the dealer multiple times for the same problem. Dealer answer "unable to replicate problem" until warranty of four years expired. The problem continues even after the carbon accumulated on the throttle was cleaned and the fuel pump was replaced. Due to unsafe to drive, requested for the dealer to buy the car back as a lemon. The dealer refuses because the four yr warranty is over. Other problems experienced with this vehicle during this period: air bags lights going off, air bag cover falling off, trunk opening on its own while driving, rain water leaking inside the lining of the car, screws coming off a door panel, doors falling off the hinges, emergency switch falling inside panel, fuel cap not locking, recalls. Dealer recommending to replace the steering wheel column for 2,340.

Filed Aug 8, 2011 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta diesel. The contact stated that the high pressure fuel pump was malfunctioning and causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, who stated that the fuel pump had metal shavings inside of it that were clogging the fuel injector. The mechanic also stated that the entire fuel system needed to be cleaned and the high pressure fuel pump and injectors needed to be replaced. The contact notified the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls, but they were aware of the failure. The contact stated that the stalling could lead to a crash. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Feb 14, 2011 · Fuel system, Transmission · 57,000 miles · FL

Sudden deceleration or loss of power mainly at highway speeds but occasionally in town. This lasted for only a few seconds and the car regained power. There were scary situations on the interstate highways but no accidents or injuries occurred. This occurred intermittently over several months but the dealer was not able to either duplicate the problem or identify any components that were faulty. After much persistence and frustration on my part, the dealer eventually identified a faulty 'tandem fuel pump' and a faulty component of the transmission (mechatron). Both components were placed on february 17, 2010 and I have had any problems since that time. Jetta tdi.

Filed Dec 17, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 84,000 miles · MS

Check engine light codes p0302/p2293 intake camshaft, cam follower, high pressure fuel pump, low pressure fuel sensor, air intake hose, sparks plugs.

Filed Aug 31, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · TN

We have had several incidents with our 2006 volkswagen jetta 2.5 where we would lose power and the vehicle stalls out. Our 2006 jetta is a gasoline 5-cylinder with automatic transmission and has only 45,000 miles. In june of 2010 we first noticed the stalling issue when driving home and it stalled out while pulling into the driveway. After sitting for about 10 minutes we were able to pull it into the garage. The second incident occurred on friday 7/30/2010, while driving home from work (30 mile commute) at 45-55 MPH the jetta started to intermittently lose power before the engine completely stalled. Note: I was still traveling at 55 MPH when the engine stalled. It would restart and began experiencing the same issue multiple times. We towed the car to our local volkswagen dealership. They ran diagnostics and did not find any error codes from the car's computer. They replaced the battery thinking that it might have been an electrical issue. We picked up the car on tuesday 8/3/2010 in the morning. While driving home from work that same day (30 mile commute) the engine began experiencing the same issue, intermittently losing power while traveling on the interstate at 70-80 MPH. After exiting the interstate the symptoms continued to get worse and the engine completely stalled in the middle of an intersection almost causing a multi-car accident. After multiple attempts to restart and repeated engine stalls I was able to get the vehicle to gas station where it was towed to the volkswagen dealer for a 2nd time. Only good news of this story, the vw mechanic was able to reproduce the engine stall issue after test driving the jetta for about 45 minutes. Vw dealer reported the result to vw manufacturer tech support. Vw dealer kept the car for more than 1 week to run more tests per vw tech support. Ultimately replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter. No more occurrences in the last two weeks...but am literally holding my breath while driving.

Filed Aug 12, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 16,257 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta. The vehicle experienced various recurring failures since the date it was purchased. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on numerous occasions where the battery was replaced, throttle valves were cleaned, the recirculation valve was replaced, the engine fan control module was replaced, the fuel pressure sensor was replaced, the crank case breeder valve was replaced, the high pressure fuel pump was replaced, and the cam shaft follower was replaced. The vehicle was also repaired under the recall 09v164000, power train driveline, driveshaft and had the sunroof drained due to water leakage. The failure mileage was 16,257 and the current mileage was 47,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 1,000 miles · NY

On 2/1/06 I leased a new 2006 jetta only to have the engine not start on 2/27/06. I was stuck in a gas station parking lot with a dead cell phone awaiting a tow truck for 1.5 hrs. The car was brought to the dealership and they had no idea what was wrong with it. Later that day they told me possibly a fuel pump but weren't sure and that I should arrange for a rent-a-car. They had the car for 3 days and when I picked it up they stated it was a program that needed to be updated and everything is fine. It is now a week and a half later and the ignition key wouldn't turn in the ignition. I continued to switch between my alarm key and mechanic key until it finally turned and started. Once on the road the car died in mid drive. The engine completely turned off while doing about 25mpg. Thank god there was no one around me, the car came to a stop and restarted immediately and driven back to work. Leaving work the car didn't turn over at all. You could hear the cranking of the engine but was not turning over, the same problem as before. The car is now at the dealership again, no loaner car was given to me and there was several complaints already underway. Another problem is the cars engines sound. When the car is initially started in the morning it is a hard loud rough sound that gives after a minute or so.