VW TDI Fuel-Pump Under Investigation
Volkswagen TDI engines are under review by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for suspected fuel-pump flaws.
Investigations began on the TDI engines in both VW and Audi brand vehicles after reports of engine stalls, some occurring at highway speeds. These reports include one accident and 160 complaints about loss of power / stalls by vehicle owners and by VW itself.
According to the NHTSA website, “incidents are possibly related to failing high-pressure pumps that can contaminate the fuel system with debris.” The website added that half of the stalling incidents occurred at highway speeds with no engine restart.
The review will cover over 97,000 vehicles of the 2009 and 2010 model-year Jetta, Golf and Audi A3 with TDI clean-diesel technology.
Source: WCF
Apr 2nd, 2011 at 9:16 pm
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