2008 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system problems

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · ME

While I was driving the car started shaking and when I checked the oil there was no oil on the dipstick.no oil light came on and when I brought it to my mechanic he stated that the rear seal needed to be replaced. This car has only 120,000 miles on it when I called the vw dealer in saco maine I was told that when it is repaired I should also has the pvb valve changed that it is now made out of a better material- he stated that it is a common problem with that specific motor that when the pvb valve puts too much pressure on the seal causing it to break but stated there is no warranty coverage or recall. It is an expensive repair as they need to completely remove the transmission.

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Fuel system · 94,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. While driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart, but would only accelerate up to 30 MPH. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the fuel sensors were defective and an oil change was needed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Mar 5, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 5,700 miles · GA · crash

While entering a parking lot, parking space, after stopping completely, the car would not move when accelerator was lightly depressed, there was a 1 to 3 second delay, and then the car lunged forward crashing into the opposing parked vehicle, damaging the fronts of both vehicles. This hesitation was noted once before at about 3800 miles while entering a highway from a stop. Again, the hesitation was followed by a sudden lunge. Selling vw dealer said it sounded like a dsg trans problem, bring back fpr evaluation after its repaired. This unexpected surge problem is the direct cause of the accident. There should be a safety recall. Note: while this vw jetta is 7 yrs old, it is not driven often as can be seen by less than 500-800 miles per year.

Filed Jan 1, 2015 · Fuel system · 51,000 miles · PA

Emmisions light on- never received any recall notices for vw 2008 jetta gli/ emmision light on/igniation to start hesitation please tell me all recalls on vw 2008 jetta gli. Can I take my car to my local mechanic for recalls? Thank you

Filed Dec 16, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 104,346 miles · FL

Fuel cut-off/surging when accelerating and tapping noise from engine. Engine is throwing engine codes; a loss of power is present when accelerating. This occurs every time I try to accelerate. This is a known issue with the cam follower and high pressure fuel pump on all 2.0t fsi motors from vw. My cam follower has a hole in it (have the part) and the high pressure fuel pump is worn down (have the part) because it has made contact with the cam lobe, which has been scarred (have the part). Replacement requires a new cam, high pressure fuel pump, and cam follower. The design however will require constant inspection of the cam follower to avoid major engine failure. All 2.0 t fsi engines will experience this problem. Volkswagen has a tsb #2015153 dated december 16, 2009 that warns of this problem upon cel light being shown. But by then the damage was done, upon further inspection it had a hole in the cam follower, with severe damage to the cam and high pressure fuel pump. Repair cost was over $2,000.00. After researching this I found out this is a common problem with this particular motor. So much so that voa extended the warranty to ten years and 100,000 miles just for this exact problem. Unfortunately they used VIN numbers and my VIN numbers is after the cutoff point even though it's the exact same motor with the exact same problem as the earlier VIN numbered cars. They need to cover the affected motor numbers not the VIN numbers.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle became hesitant to acceleration attempts. The failure recurred intermittently at speeds between 10 and 50 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the camshaft, camshaft follower, fuel pump, and a valve would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed May 21, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 96,000 miles · NJ

The problem is the intake manifold and the intake valves stuck from excessive carbon buildup. It was replaced in feb 2011 and now needs replacing again. Problem is, now I'm out of the warranty period and the dealer is saying I would have to pay for this myself. They also added that there was only a 1 year warranty for the first time this was replaced in feb 2011. There have been many complaints on the intake manifold and no recall from volkswagen. If the decarbonization had been done when the intake manifold had been replaced the first time, this would have never happened again.

Filed Oct 19, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · FL

Every morning my 2008 vw jetta 2.0t is very hard to start. Sometimes when the car is trying to start it stalls in the middle of starting. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tgw53yvlqa&feature=youtube_gdata_player.

Filed Nov 30, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · 52,539 miles · TX

2008 vw jetta 2.5l engine stalls and epc light illuminates.

Filed Dec 30, 2008 · Fuel system · 51,400 miles · MD

Difficulty filling gas tank while at pump. The auto shut-off kicks in after putting in a few cents worth of gas making fill-up frustrating and time consuming. Took to vw dealership. They spent a day investigating and couldn't find the problem so they kept it overnight and called vw to walk them through troubleshooting. Vw says the fuel tank is not venting properly and the only way to fix it is to replace the entire fuel tank ($1500 for the parts). Vw refused to pay because car was 1400 miles beyond its warranty. They claim situation is not dangerous, just annoying, but I plan to contact their resident agent anyway - suspect a manufacturing or design defect .