JackSoot
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2000
- Location
- Gurnee, IL USA
- TDI
- 2011 Golf TDI, 2012 Jetta TDI, 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon (Son's car)
We sold our 2012 Jetta TDI to our son, after the "Fix" was applied by VW. All has been well, until about 3 weeks ago.
His car is garaged in a heated garage, so taking cold weather out of the equation (Green Bay, WI).
Once about 3 weeks ago, it started, but immediately was sputtering, coughing, then died. Did that several more times, until the battery seemed to quit. Trying to help from 200 miles away, it sounded like it was time for a new battery. Jumped the car, and drove to get new battery installed. All has been well since (starting in garage, and after being out in the cold all day at work -- no problems -- so we thought the battery must have been the problem).
This morning, in heated garage, same thing -- after starting and running fine every day for the past 3 weeks. Turned over, caught, but sputtered, coughed (like rumble, rumble, cough) and died -- just like the last time. Same thing for two more tries. He then tried jumping again (though I don't think this is a battery thing), and it caught, coughed a bit, then settled into normal diesel idle. He's driving to meet me now.
Will try replacing fuel filter today, but does this sound like a known issue to anybody?
Any suggestions on where to start looking?
Thanks!!
His car is garaged in a heated garage, so taking cold weather out of the equation (Green Bay, WI).
Once about 3 weeks ago, it started, but immediately was sputtering, coughing, then died. Did that several more times, until the battery seemed to quit. Trying to help from 200 miles away, it sounded like it was time for a new battery. Jumped the car, and drove to get new battery installed. All has been well since (starting in garage, and after being out in the cold all day at work -- no problems -- so we thought the battery must have been the problem).
This morning, in heated garage, same thing -- after starting and running fine every day for the past 3 weeks. Turned over, caught, but sputtered, coughed (like rumble, rumble, cough) and died -- just like the last time. Same thing for two more tries. He then tried jumping again (though I don't think this is a battery thing), and it caught, coughed a bit, then settled into normal diesel idle. He's driving to meet me now.
Will try replacing fuel filter today, but does this sound like a known issue to anybody?
Any suggestions on where to start looking?
Thanks!!