2009 Volkswagen Jetta: fuel pump failure

Filed Oct 31, 2018 · Fuel system · 96,000 miles · PA

Fuel pump not shutting off after engine shutoff. Draining battery. This happened one night while vehicle was stationary in my driveway.

Filed Jan 8, 2018 · 135,741 miles · GA

My key is stuck in the ignition and my car would not turn off. The car was in park; however, the ignition switch would not turn back to the off position. It would only turn forward. My car ran for 4 hours until my husband came home from work. He had to remove the fuel pump fuse and disconnect the battery to turn the car off. The car continued to run after he disconnected the battery. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership so that they can remove the key and repair the vehicle. The dealership stated that they have never encountered this problem; however, I am reading on the internet and it appears to be a common problem with volkswagen. Unfortunately vw won't issue a recall unless enough customers complain.

Filed Sep 20, 2017 · Fuel system · 127,000 miles · IL

Doing 70 MPH on the highway our 2009 jetta tdi lost all power. The high injection fuel pump turned out to be the problem. Repairs will cost at least $6,000.00 vw modified this pump 5 different times and never notified the owners about problems with the pump. The federal safety agency had an investigation and concluded people were using the wrong fuel. We have 2 diesel vehicles and know which pump at the service stations are diesel. This is a serious life threatening problem, catastrophic failure and no power in you car yet the federal safety agency closed their investigation. Vw will do nothing to help with repairs and the jetta has become a total lemon. We have received several recall notices through the years, none regarding the fuel pump, and the car was taken to the dealership for the recalls each time. We would like to see something done about this serious problem.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 101,000 miles · MO

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 pump. I left it overnight at this point to make sure no fires where started. The next morning I took it apart to find out what the source of the leak and after removing the pump, associated electrical, and rubber lines I saw the end of the pump had popped out of its crimped aluminum case. This was allowing diesel to leak past the running electric pump and onto the running engine which at the point of turning it off had covered the entire serpentine side of the engine completely in fuel. It was a bosch part #1k0 906 098a we have contacted vw about this and they offered no assistance in either offering to investigate the leak or expediting the buyback process to remove this vehicle from the roads and my driveway knowing that it leaked fuel. Vw did acknowledge a prior recall on a rubber fuel supply line had been performed before the car was purchased.

Filed Feb 21, 2016 · Fuel system · 146,000 miles · TX

My car has 146k miles. It is a diesel. The high-pressure fuel pump failed while in motion on 2/8/2016. Vw limit on hpfp warranty extension is 120k miles which seems low for a diesel car. To repair the fuel system is $5300 which is more than the car is worth. Called vw and they will not offer any financial assistance...even with this car being part of 'dieselgate'. Hoping other drivers with this same problem are complaining and odi considers re-opening the report. Link here http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/ucm475595/incr-ea11003-61863.pdf.

Filed Dec 10, 2015 · Fuel system · 160,000 miles · CA

"high pressure fuel pump" addendum to complaint #10808605 please add to the previous that my husband was driving the vehicle at the time & I failed to mention that when the (hpfp) failed he was in the fast lane of the freeway & his power was immediately stopped. This happened on the i10 freeway eastbound just before the "county line rd" offramp in yucaipa, ca. There was no shoulder in the fast lane for him to pull over. He was very fortunate that there was no traffic to his right as he had to make it across 2 lanes of traffic in an uphill grade. The car barely made it to the offramp! If there had been traffic (typically slow moving truck traffic), he would have been trapped in the middle of the freeway & surely hit!! In my previous complaint I was angry about vw not taking responsibility for the known failure. We are responsible car owners & regularly service our vehicles. I could understand had this been negligence on our part. My husband commutes 200 miles a day & we rely heavily on having a reliable vehicle, which we thought we had in a vw diesel. They recognized the defect by offering a 10yr, 120,000 mile warranty extension. Mind you this is a diesel engine which has a life expectancy of at least double this. At some point this failure was bound to happen & vw knows it. I spoke with many vw technicians in the diagnosis of this issue & they all acknowledge this is a faulty part. Some of the blogs try to allude that poor fuel is the cause, but the mechanics don't agree.any assistance you can provide in getting vw to take responsibility would be greatly appreciated. This not only endangered the life of my husband, but this is a $5500 repair!!

Filed Nov 4, 2015 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · SC

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 cover the costs of the repair. The VIN was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 01/21/16*lj

Filed Oct 21, 2015 · Fuel system · 170,050 miles · CA

Yesteday, the engine shut down after I got off freeway at offramp. As I came to a stop at the traffic light and engine stopped. Had a flashing "glow plug" icon on dash for less than a minute and little no acceleration before exiting freeway. Would not restart. Had to have car towed 50 miles to home. Today I find a dtc of p0087, fuel pressure too low. I unscrewed the screws holding the fuel filter assy top cover. Lifting the cover, I saw metal particles on top of the fuel filter. This always means the hi-pressure fuel pump has failed - forcing metal particles to the fuel tank, hi pressure fuel rail, fuel injectors, fuel filter and fuel lines.

Filed Oct 14, 2015 · Fuel system · 3 miles · TX

The high pressure fuel pump of the tdi diesel version of this car is easily compromised under regular use and sends the car into a disabled mode while driving. It is dangerous and very unclear what is happening.

Filed Sep 24, 2015 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · AZ

This problem is caused by fuel pump failure in vw diesel engines. It happens in two ways. Fuel pump fails sending metal shards throughout the fuel system or fuel pump provides inadequate pressure and car enters 'limp mode'. In the first case the car stops running and entire fuel delivery system must be replaced. The second case happens under load (passing, entering freeway or climbing incline). 'limp mode' means loss of power. The car must be pulled over, ignition turned off and then back on to clear error code. This is very dangerous when freeway driving. I've had both cases of failure. Vw has opted not to recall but rather deal case by case. My last failure was with a pump with only 2000 miles on it. Bosch makes the pumps. After a few pump replacements, vw refuses to pay. After the last replacement I was told that it would take an 'act of god' to break the new version of pump. So I guess god broke it. There is much documentation online for 'limp mode'. A good source for documenting the problem is www.tdiclub.com (search limp mode). I don't know if a recall will fix the problem since the pumps will continue to fail. I do believe that vw should replace the pumps at their own expense in perpetuity. I also believe that bosch should be held accountable for providing substandard pumps.

Filed Sep 16, 2015 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving 60-70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump failed. The dealer stated that there was no permanent remedy for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2015 · Fuel system · 61,500 miles · CA

Upon pulling out of a driveway, vehicle showed flashing "glow plug" indicator and loss of power (limp home mode). Pulled over, turned off vehicle and restarted, indicator cleared and vehicle drove normally. On subsequent trip later in the day, same symptoms appeared. Again, cleared by stop and restart of vehicle. Flashing glow plug indicator returned almost immediately, this time with solid "check engine" indicator as well. Drove to dealership service department where they found metal fragments in the fuel system and likely high pressure fuel pump failure. Currently awaiting results of fuel test to verify failure was not caused by misfueling with gasoline.