2001 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel system Problems

“Car starts poorly. Upon investigation, found that EGR valve and intake manifold are packed with black, nasty carbon build-up. I removed the EGR valve and scraped out approximately one and one-half cups of this black 'gunk' from the EGR valve and the intake manifold. I can only imagine what the intake ports look like in the cylinder head.”

“I took my car in to be serviced for what I thought was a turbo problem, which the dealer promised to cover. It turns out that my intake manifold and EGR were so clogged with carbon that my turbo failed. Dealer refused to cover since it was not the turbo itself.”

“The check engine light came on and every time you fill the gas tank up all the way, fuel spills all over the place. The engine light was diagnosed at the mechanic who stated the leak detection pump needed to be replaced. I contacted the vehicle dealer to obtain the pump in early august 2009. They did not have one in stock so I placed an order for one. The dealer said they put a rush order on it; however, it is now december 2009, the part remains on backorder according to the dealer and I am unable to resolve the pump failure. …”

“I own a 2001 vw Jetta tdi (diesel). I took my car to the west broad Volkswagen, richmond, va on 10/22/04, concerning the fact that my car would not start and that it felt like the car was not receiving any fuel. Additionally, the car is steadily loosing its ability to accelerate into traffic. Not only was I charged $69.95 for a diagnostic, but I was then told the intake was full of carbon and that it would cost $978.00 to fix the problem! Additionally, the car died during the summer months as I was trying to get on to the highway. …”

“I own a 2001 vw Jetta with the 1.9l tdi diesel engine. This vehicle is maintained by my local vw dealership. During cold weather conditions below 30 degrees f my vehicle would stop running stranding me at night in locations with little road traffic or cell phone service. This occurred approximately 6 times requiring the vehicle to be towed to a dealership. Each time that the vehicle was thawed in their shop and was diagnosed with improperly treated diesel fuel . I meticulously put in the recommended amount of vw anti-gel additive to all tank fulls of fuel. …”