2009 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System Diesel Power Train Problems

I WAS ON THE EXIT RAMP OF THE INTERSTATE AND THE GO TO WORKSHOP WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH THE GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SIDE STREET AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, IT RESTARTED AND SEEMED FINE DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND STOPPED FOR A LIGHT, CAR STALLED AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. CAR DID NOT RESTART HAD PUSH TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TOW HOME. TOWED TO DEALER FIRST OF WEEK. FOUND TO BE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE OF THE DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO GO BAD FIRST ONE AT 135380 MILES AND NOW AT 228605 MILES ONLY 93225 MILES ON REPAIR JOB. VW REPAIRED THE FIRST ONE, REPLACED ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT NO CHARGE, DO TO FAULTY HPFP. EVEN THOUGH THIS PUMP HAS LESS MILES THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIR COST. BOTH TIMES CAR DIED AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD. *TR

2009 TDI JETTA HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THREE PUMPS HAVE BEEN PUT IN AND IT KEEPS FAILING ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE AND WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM OVER WARRANTY AND IT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. DON'T KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE HERE THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST 90 DAYS. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED TWO TRANSMISSION FANS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN TOLD A NEW TURBO WAS NEEDED AT A COST OF $3000. UPDATED IVOQ 12/10/12

2009 VW JETTA TDI. ENGINE STALLS FREQUENTLY, WITH DELAYED RESTART. THE ECU WILL SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE IF THE RPM FALLS, EVEN MOMENTARILY, BELOW SOME PREDETERMINED LEVEL, I OBSERVE THIS THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 600 RPM. THE KEY MUST BE CYCLED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO START TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT ONCE SHUT DOWN, THERE IS A BRIEF DELAY BEFORE THE ECU WILL ENGAGE THE STARTER, LEAVING THE DRIVER OF A STALLED VEHICLE IN POSSIBLE HARMS WAY, WITH THE KEY IN THE START POSITION WAITING FOR THE ENGINE TO RESTART. DISCUSSION OF THIS PROBLEM IS OFTEN OBFUSCATED BY SHAME, DENIAL AND RECRIMINATIONS ABOUT DRIVERS ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY OPERATE A MANUAL TRANS AND CLUTCH. VERY SKILLED DRIVERS MAY NEVER SEE THE PROBLEM, BUT MAY ALSO DENY IT. MANY DRIVERS, NEW TO THE CAR, ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I, AS A MODERATELY SKILLED DRIVER, AFTER OVER A YEAR DRIVING THE CAR EVERYDAY, STILL STALL THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY. THE SOLUTION IS TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE IN THE ECU SO THAT THE LOW RPM THRESHOLD IS LOWER (APPROX 400 RPM), AND/OR THAT A SHORT DELAY BE ADDED TO THE SHUT DOWN FEATURE SO THAT BRIEF TRANSIENT LOW RPM EVENTS DO NOT TRIGGER THE SHUT DOWN. *TR