2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Fuel system Problems

“Dear sirs; the washington state attorney general advised that I contact you in regards to Volkswagen group of america 2.0-liter class action settlement my claim made during the recall was accepted then later denied. I now have no incentive to have the car modified to conform with the environmental standards the rest of the car industry must abide by. Also, I had gone through the trouble of buying another car, which I needed for work, in anticipation that Volkswagen would honor the contract they made with me. …”

“My wife and her mother were out shopping in san diego. They suddenly experienced engine malfunction and subsequent stall of our 2013 jetta tdi sportwagon. This resulted in our vehicle blocking a two lane busy boulevard. This street is a no stopping anytime roadway clearly marked with signs. My wife christine, pulled to the far right of the shoulder as possible. This was a frightening and dangerous experience for my wife and mother in law. The vw was totally dead and required towing to a vw dealer repair facility. …”

“While driving the vehicle was low on power and the glow plug light was flashing. This was the second time that this exact thing happened. The first time I turned the car off and let it set for a few minutes and it restarted and ran fine. We were on the highway and had to make our way through traffic to the side of the road, luckily it was not busy. On july 31 the same thing happened but this time the car was stopped in the middle of an intersection coming off of the highway. This time the car would not restart and the check engine light along with the glow plug light were on. …”

“Warm or cold engine. Light throttle use similar to in town and highway driving conditions any gear (in manual transmission) around 10-40 MPH steady speed and when transitioning from acceleration to coast to acceleration, and occasionally under hard acceleration car seems to hiccup or lose power and go through a throttle cut and follow on confused state (pulsing on and off the throttle) requiring the operator to let off the throttle until it stops being confused . …”

“While driving home, the car stalled with no warning and would not restart although starter etc were working fine. After getting it towed to the dealership, they reported that the fuel pump had failed leaving metal through out my fuel system, a problem they've seen with this make and model in the past. After contacting the manufacturer, they said it was a known issue, but not common enough to warrant a recall and would not cover the cost of repair which was over $5000, more than the current value of the car in good condition.”