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Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Diesel Safety Report | Aug 31, 2011
Reported on Aug 31, 2011
| ENGINE POWER LOSS, UNPREDICTABLE THROTTLE BEHAVIOR AND UNKNOWN ENGINE RPM RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION 8/30 NEW CAR DEALER FUELED FULL TANK OF DIESEL 6PM: STOPLIGHT INTERSECTION PULL AWAY ON GRN LIGHT:: ENGINE RPM DROPS TO IDLE IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION UNCONTROLLED SITUATION AS TRAFFIC BEHIND DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING OF SLOW IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, FORCED TRAFFIC BRAKING TO AVOID OVERRUNNING MY STALLING CAR. 7:40PM: IN-TOWN DRIVING:: DROPOUT OF RPM LOSS OF POWER MOMENTARILY <2000RPM NO CONSEQUENCE 8/31 7:55AM: RH TURN FROM LEVEL ROADWAY TO MODERATELY STEEP INCLINED SIDE STREET:: ENGINE RPM DROPPED COMPLETELY TO IDLE AND SUSTAINED LOSS OF POWER < RESPONSE: MAINTAINED ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION DURING DROP THEN DEPRESSED EXPECTING RPM RECOVERY CONTINUING TO WOT WHEN NO CHANGE IN RPM {BRAKE TO HOLD CAR ON INCLINE} RELEASE PEDAL AND STARTOVER> NO CONSEQUENCE 7:56AM: LH TURN INTO PARK:: NO THROTTLE RESPONSE RPM DROP FROM LOW RPM TO IDLE < RESPONSE: MAINTAINED ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION WATCHING FOR RPM POWER RECOVERY OR PICKUP IN RPM TO NO EFFECT {BRAKE TO STOP CAR FROM HITTING STRUCTURE IN FRONT OF PARKING PLACE} STARTOVER> DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE WITH OBSTACLE IN FRONT OF CAR PARKING SPOT WITH 2 FT. REMAINING TO PULL CAR OUT OF TRAVELED ROADWAY AND INTO THE PARKED POSITION. I DID NOT LIKE THE LOSS OF ENGINE CONTROL UNPREDICTABLE THROTTLE BEHAVIOR AND UNKNOWN ENGINE POWER RESPONSE TO DRIVER INPUT. FIRST INDICATION THAT THESE REPEATING ENGINE FAILS ARE NOT BENIGN. *TR | |
| Make: | Volkswagen |
| Model: | Jetta |
| Manufactured by: | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3VWPL7AJ9BM |
| Mileage: | 277 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | DIESEL |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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