You talk of credibility after all the junk posts you have made? lol! I will settle for bhtooefr's credibility over yours even without him owning one of these cars.
Actually, BHtooefr does have some decent posts.
You talk of credibility after all the junk posts you have made? lol! I will settle for bhtooefr's credibility over yours even without him owning one of these cars.
I just checked with my dealer in BC.A problem yes; but check with your dealer. Its pretty well know by now that VW has been picking up the tab to fix your car. Check it out.
Good Luck
A couple other Canadians have had problems getting this covered also. Apparently VW of Canada and VW of America have different policies. If you did have fuel contamination, even VWOA may not have covered it.I just checked with my dealer in BC.
They blamed fuel contamination, outside source, deny coverage.
Customer Care was glad to call and tell me I was denied.
I asked what could I do.
They asked if I was looking for legal counsel and I said there are other options.
Media.
We have nothing more to say
Bye
Great waiting for the District Rep to give me a call.
At this point it is being denied.
That is okA couple other Canadians have had problems getting this covered also. Apparently VW of Canada and VW of America have different policies. If you did have fuel contamination, even VWOA may not have covered it.
It's good to know that Transport Canada is looking over NHTSA's sholder. Maybe that will get them to finally wrap up the investigation. In our favor, of course.That is ok
The defect department, of Transport Canada, has its eye on the NHTSA and it has been very interested in the pictures I sent them.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues
Can't do a direct link
Search EA11003 In the ID Number section
Under Investigations
VW Canada will not cover the HPFP outside the bumper-to-bumper warranty. It isn't even considered part of the powertrain. I was denied coverage at around 90k km. With much arguing I was able to get VW to cover 2/3 of the cost of a remanufactured pump, but I opted for a new pump so the coverage was actually 50%. They did not change anything else in the fuel system as they claimed no other damage, the pump just wasn't delivering, according to them, rated pressure, and there were some metal shavings, but the pump had not actually failed.A couple other Canadians have had problems getting this covered also. Apparently VW of Canada and VW of America have different policies. If you did have fuel contamination, even VWOA may not have covered it.
What testing did they do to prove contaminated fuel? If it was detailed enough, then you might be able to go after fuel station. If they do not have a detailed report, then go back and get someone to explain to you why they believe is was contaminated fuel. none of this may get you any where, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.I just checked with my dealer in BC.
They blamed fuel contamination, outside source, deny coverage.
Customer Care was glad to call and tell me I was denied.
I asked what could I do.
They asked if I was looking for legal counsel and I said there are other options.
Media.
We have nothing more to say
Bye
Great waiting for the District Rep to give me a call.
At this point it is being denied.
Waiting to hear back from the Regional Rep and I wouldn't want to come across as pointing at any particular dealer.Hi Smokin_Joe -
May I ask who your dealer is? I also am from Surrey (2010 TDI - 100,000 km, no problems)
None that I am aware of. As soon as they saw rust in the filter they said warranty wouldn't cover it. They thought we were going to give them the go ahead to clean and replace parts of the fuel system.What testing did they do to prove contaminated fuel? If it was detailed enough, then you might be able to go after fuel station. If they do not have a detailed report, then go back and get someone to explain to you why they believe is was contaminated fuel. none of this may get you any where, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Did you take a look at the fuel filter?VW Canada will not cover the HPFP outside the bumper-to-bumper warranty. It isn't even considered part of the powertrain. I was denied coverage at around 90k km. With much arguing I was able to get VW to cover 2/3 of the cost of a remanufactured pump, but I opted for a new pump so the coverage was actually 50%. They did not change anything else in the fuel system as they claimed no other damage, the pump just wasn't delivering, according to them, rated pressure, and there were some metal shavings, but the pump had not actually failed.
I'm pretty sure though that the pump was not at fault for my power loss at WOT, but rather moisture in the IC as the problem continued after the new pump was installed.
CAMVAP for binding arbitration.Do you guys have some sort of Better Business Bureau that you can have arbitration through. This is generally stated in the Owner's Manual somewhere.
1. Several HUNDRED gallons in a single tanker compartment never, ever happens.I had an interesting chat with academy instructor. He had heard that VW was checking stations and transport trucks for fuel contamination. He said something, I had heard before in the business, that the truck delivering fuel switch back and forth from gas to diesel. Not great but the worst part is, what happens when there is a couple hundred gallons of gasoline on the bottom of the tank (of the transport truck) that either didn't fit in the station's tank or doesn't normally pump out during an off load? A good driver takes the extra time to manually dump the tanks and purge the lines when changing fuel types.
BTW, did you notice that Flying J, Pilot, and Loves all have their own fuel tankers. And that they have different companies deliver their gas products? Much less chance (imposible?) to cross contaminate the fuels and much higher turn over of diesel.
But on to the more relavent part - the gasoline "exploding" in the injector tip is what was implied to be the root cause of the HPFP failure. The resulting return flow of contaminated fuel from the injectors gets into the pump and leads to its failure. What I like about this explaination is that the major difference from B/G/J and the Passat is the former has Piezio injectors and the later has solenoid injectors.
Jason
Never heard of gas exploding in diesel injectors? The Passat also uses a slightly differently designed HPFP and much lower rail pressures.But on to the more relavent part - the gasoline "exploding" in the injector tip is what was implied to be the root cause of the HPFP failure. The resulting return flow of contaminated fuel from the injectors gets into the pump and leads to its failure. What I like about this explaination is that the major difference from B/G/J and the Passat is the former has Piezio injectors and the later has solenoid injectors.
Jason
...But on to the more relavent part - the gasoline "exploding" in the injector tip is what was implied to be the root cause of the HPFP failure. The resulting return flow of contaminated fuel from the injectors gets into the pump and leads to its failure. What I like about this explaination is that the major difference from B/G/J and the Passat is the former has Piezio injectors and the later has solenoid injectors.
Jason
That's a link to a post made by a former member of tdiclub. It is pure speculation on his part. I don't see how you can determine that this is a valid probable root cause without data to back that up. Please don't spread it as gospel truth onto tdiclub without facts to back it up.This was discussed a couple of years ago here and at myturbodiesel.
Ditto.That's a link to a post made by a former member of tdiclub. It is pure speculation on his part. I don't see how you can determine that this is a valid probable root cause without data to back that up. Please don't spread it as gospel truth onto tdiclub without facts to back it up.
You really mean, "Please don't bring that thread back to life".That's a link to a post made by a former member of tdiclub. It is pure speculation on his part. I don't see how you can determine that this is a valid probable root cause without data to back that up. Please don't spread it as gospel truth onto tdiclub without facts to back it up.
There are a few of the differences listed here:Please do tell - how much is much lower? And is that peak or mean operating pressure? Not trying to argue, I just want to know for my own curiosity.
Jason
Yeah, I thought it was lower than it is. I did look around online at the piezo injectors a bit, it seems the new fords are using them without much HPFP problems.Ah, thank you ticketed2much. When I heard "much lower" I was thinking ALH pressures.
Jason