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I currently have a civic hybrid but recently have realized that there are many times when it would be nice to have a hatchback rather than a friend with a truck, so I've been looking into all sorts of options, but after reading reviews the Golf really stuck out as being a blast to drive with incredible fuel efficiency and reliability. That was until I came across one comment on a review mentioning HPFPs and I ended up reading this site for several days about all the problems these cars encounter. I tend to be optimistic though and I was hoping these issues were quite rare, so I sent an inquiry to a local dealer in Kansas City about the multiple NHTSA investigations involving the HPFP, fuel leaks as well as the DSG issues. Below is the response I received, and the first bullet seems like a red flag, company line type of thing since I know it's not true. I really wanted a Golf TDI but it would have to be a car I would keep for a long time to justify the cost, so I have started looking at the Mazda 3 5 door and Focus Hatch instead. This makes me sad.
Did some checking and talked to a couple of our guys who knew something about the topics.
Did some checking and talked to a couple of our guys who knew something about the topics.
- The high pressure pump failure is a problem that a few people on the east coast have had. Very few vehicles have been affected and some of the problems were due to the customers putting gas in the car instead of diesel. But all in all the issue is very limited.
- DSG software updates are something that VW does from time to time and does not mean that there are issues with the transmission. Software updates are now done on cars, just like Microsoft updates your computer on a regular basis. These updates are done to improve operations.
- VW recommends that the users only use the low sulfer diesel in the TDI's, also they may want to use a gas station with a fuel guarantee.
- TDI's accept up to a 20% blend of bio diesel they are currently testing b100 style blends
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