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Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Diesel Safety Report | Sept 11, 2012
Reported on Sept 11, 2012
| I WAS DOING MY 20K SERVICE (DIESEL FUEL FILTER). WHEN I OPENED THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING I FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN, AND ON TOP OF THE FUEL FILTER CARTRIDGE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED RIGHT TO A VW DEALERSHIP KNOWING THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION WITH THE NHTSA ON HPFP FAILURES. VW AGREED THAT THEY SAW METAL IN THE FUEL AND ON THE FILTER, AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THIS WAS NOT ABNORMAL . THAT EVERY TDI CAR THEY SERVICE HAS METAL BITS IN THE FILTER. I AM A ASE MASTER TECH IN A HIGH VOLUME LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT DEALS IN A VERY HIGH VOLUME OF DIESEL REPAIR SERVICE. METAL IN FUEL IS NOT NORMAL. THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE FOR THE METAL TO COME FROM, AND THAT IS THE HPFP. VW PUT A NEW FILTER IN THE CAR AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I GUESS I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO STOP DEAD IN TRAFFIC AND NOT RESTART TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR | |
| Make: | Volkswagen |
| Model: | Jetta |
| Manufactured by: | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BALTIMORE MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3VWPL7AJ0BM |
| Mileage: | 19900 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| 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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