Jetta TDI Guy
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AND...Here was my response:
Thank you for your prompt reply. I appreciate it.
I always purchase fuel from "brand name" sources such as Mobil, Shell and Hess and try to fill up at stations that have high volume. I will continue to save every sales receipt for the diesel fuel I purchase for this car and hope that I never experience the catastrophic problems that some owners have and that have been attributed to the HPFP. This is my 2nd Jetta TDI (1st was a 2004). My wife's current car is an '09 Jetta SE. We've owned 1 other (2004) Jetta GLI, 2 Passats, a Touareg, a Dasher and a Beetle. You can see that we've been very loyal to the VW brand. However, I have to tell you with all due respect that if the HPFP fails on my 2010 Jetta TDI, and I'm without warranty coverage on it due to "contaminated fuel" it will be the last VW we will own.
Assuming there is actually no design flaw in the HPFP, I sincerely hope and urge VWOA to look closely at the experiences that some customers have had related to "contaminated fuel" and the impact thereof on the HPFP. I suspect that anyone like myself could regularly purchase fuel only from brand name suppliers and still have this problem occur. And then what? Then I'm in a "tug of war" between VW and "big oil" ! At that point, not even the extended service contract you speak about is going to help me.
Assuming there is no design flaw in the HPFP, knowing that the HPFP is - at best - vulnerable to contaminated fuel, it would seem to me that VWOA would think about some type of fuel system modification that could be applied to my 2010 Jetta TDI that is relatively inexpensive and that could prevent the kind of significant engine damage caused by contaminated fuel and / or HPFP failure. I drove my 2004 Jetta TDI for nearly 200K miles and never had to worry about contaminated fuel or HPFP failure. I never had a problem! I seriously do not want to be driving my 2010 Jetta TDI past 60K miles with a concern that my next tank of Mobil, Shell or Hess diesel fuel could very well be my last tank full. With all due respect, I honestly don't know how to respond to your suggestion that a remedy for my concerns might be to purchase another VW automobile or an expensive extended service contract.
I sincerely appreciate your feedback on my comments (above). I understand that I'm speaking speculatively. However, when I purchased my $25K 2010 Jetta TDI, I purchased it for the longevity the car has been noted for and not for a mere 60,000 miles. Nor did I expect to buy a bag full of worry and concern that at any time or number of times during or after the warranty period I could be looking at a $8,000 repair bill.
NO reply from VW CS as yet !!
Thank you for your prompt reply. I appreciate it.
I always purchase fuel from "brand name" sources such as Mobil, Shell and Hess and try to fill up at stations that have high volume. I will continue to save every sales receipt for the diesel fuel I purchase for this car and hope that I never experience the catastrophic problems that some owners have and that have been attributed to the HPFP. This is my 2nd Jetta TDI (1st was a 2004). My wife's current car is an '09 Jetta SE. We've owned 1 other (2004) Jetta GLI, 2 Passats, a Touareg, a Dasher and a Beetle. You can see that we've been very loyal to the VW brand. However, I have to tell you with all due respect that if the HPFP fails on my 2010 Jetta TDI, and I'm without warranty coverage on it due to "contaminated fuel" it will be the last VW we will own.
Assuming there is actually no design flaw in the HPFP, I sincerely hope and urge VWOA to look closely at the experiences that some customers have had related to "contaminated fuel" and the impact thereof on the HPFP. I suspect that anyone like myself could regularly purchase fuel only from brand name suppliers and still have this problem occur. And then what? Then I'm in a "tug of war" between VW and "big oil" ! At that point, not even the extended service contract you speak about is going to help me.
Assuming there is no design flaw in the HPFP, knowing that the HPFP is - at best - vulnerable to contaminated fuel, it would seem to me that VWOA would think about some type of fuel system modification that could be applied to my 2010 Jetta TDI that is relatively inexpensive and that could prevent the kind of significant engine damage caused by contaminated fuel and / or HPFP failure. I drove my 2004 Jetta TDI for nearly 200K miles and never had to worry about contaminated fuel or HPFP failure. I never had a problem! I seriously do not want to be driving my 2010 Jetta TDI past 60K miles with a concern that my next tank of Mobil, Shell or Hess diesel fuel could very well be my last tank full. With all due respect, I honestly don't know how to respond to your suggestion that a remedy for my concerns might be to purchase another VW automobile or an expensive extended service contract.
I sincerely appreciate your feedback on my comments (above). I understand that I'm speaking speculatively. However, when I purchased my $25K 2010 Jetta TDI, I purchased it for the longevity the car has been noted for and not for a mere 60,000 miles. Nor did I expect to buy a bag full of worry and concern that at any time or number of times during or after the warranty period I could be looking at a $8,000 repair bill.
NO reply from VW CS as yet !!