Fuel tank contamination is the leading cause of premature
fuel pump failure.
Pros: — Drop dead gorgeous on the outside — Serene and very lux on the inside — Major oomph in the V6, on regular gas no less — Decent fuel economy, 22 in mixed driving, high 20s pure freeway — Love love love the smart cruise — it starts and stops by itself in heavy traffic — Auto Hold is a cool feature — Autonomous Emergency Braking (see below), blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert — Comfy and very adjustable driver's seat with ventilated leather — Great color flat screen display and pleasing instrument cluster with nice switches on the steering wheel — Composed ride and predictable steering — Real - time traffic on the nav, essential for SoCal driving — Very good (though not great) Lexicon sound system — Big trunk Cons: — Ugly front grille — Autonomous Emergency Braking alerts too late — Horrible voice recognition — Wimpy steering wheel, should be thicker — Confusing controls and odd layout — Hyundai service department — it's not exactly a luxury experience — A new car should not have a fuel line /
fuel pump failure at 225 miles!
Have a 2103 Jetta TDI with 70,000 miles and suffered a catastrophic
fuel pump failure.
It was my very first car and I only got to drive it once due to
a fuel pump failure l. Sad to see it gone but ill be glad to buy a new VW!
This got me researching the CR TDI engine on the internet, and I found lots of complaints of high pressure
fuel pump failures and DSG mechtronics unit failures.
Not exact matches
Several forums also recommend making sure you have at least 1/4 tank of
fuel as E60
pumps show early signs of
failure when
fuel is low but not empty.
The car had a HPFP (High pressure
fuel pump)
failure.
This time the
failure was not due to a bad HPFP (high pressure
fuel pump).
Check
fuel pump and ignition fuses and relays - a hard shut - down was a clear
failure of some kind.
The main problems are connected with the high pressure
fuel pump (HPFP)
failures, EGR
failures, inlet manifold demanding a regular scour.
There have only been three weak points I've found so far: The car has an appetite for summer tires (expect a new set every 25 - 30k miles or so), the reliability hasn't been perfect (so far I've had to do the water
pump and
fuel pump, which are common
failure points on the 2.0 TSI motor, in addition to new ignition coils), and the insurance has been on the pricey side.
In all cases, the problem lay with contaminated nickel plating and debris found in the
fuel pump, which causes excessive friction resulting in possible
pump failure.
I thought the weak spot might be the high pressure
fuel pump but I have only seen 1
failure of a
pump.
So to pull the curtain back a little: The IMF thinks that a
failure to add an additional layer of tax on gasoline and diesel amounts to a subsidy to fossil
fuel companies, while at the same time ignoring the taxes that are currently collected at the
pump.
The affected vehicles, twin - turbo models from the 2007 to 2010 model years, «may experience a
failure of the high - pressure
fuel pump» that could cause «reduced engine performance,» BMW said.