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Electrical System, exterior Lighting
11/14/2015
MY ISSUE SEAMS SIMILAR TO A FILING LAST YEAR "10654071". I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE FROM WORK, AND I RECEIVE NINE SEPARATE EXTERIOR LIGHT FAULTS. IT AFFECTED BOTH THE FRONT RIGHT, LEFT REAR, RIGHT REAR, SIDE MARKER LIGHTS, AND PLATE LIGHT. ALL STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO WARNING. AND NO FUSES WERE BLOWN. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WAS LUCKY THAT ONE HEADLIGHT CONTINUED TO WORK. THIS MADE FOR A VERY DIFFICUL.
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Engine
09/01/2015
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, HEARD A SLIGHT RINGING SOUND AS THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED RIGHT AS WE STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE "COILS" WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH BOARD. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS WE WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK AS THE FUEL WAS BEING TESTED FOR CONTAMINATION (WHICH THERE WAS NONE) AND WAITING APPROVAL FROM VOLKSWAGEN FOR APPROVAL UNDER WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LEAKING FUEL RAIL (LEAVING A PUDDLE OF DIESEL FUEL IN A PARKING LOT) WHICH WAS COVERED WITH A WARRANTY REPAIR WHILE ON A VACATION.
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Fuel/propulsion System
05/31/2015
I WAS DRIVING ON I-55 AT APPROX. 60MPH AND THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (APROX. 3 MILES). HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WHERE THE DEALER INDICATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FOR THE DIRECT-RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, AND THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH IS BEING COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY.
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Unknown Or Other
06/01/2015
KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.
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Electrical System, exterior Lighting
11/07/2014
WHEN STARTING MY GOLF TDI I RECEIVED SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES ON THE CAR'S INFORMATION SCREEN TO CHECK TURNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CAR. THE RIGHT HAND HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKELIGHTS WERE OUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT WAS A MELTED FUSEBOX. THE INTERNAL WIRING OF THE FUSEBOX OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC OF THE BOX AND THE PLASTIC OF THE FUSE WITHOUT BREAKING THE CIRCUIT. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AFFLICTING AS MANY AS ONE MILLION VWS OF VARIOUS YEARS. I SAW THAT VW HAS INITIATED RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT THE GOLF OR GOLF TDIS. THIS FAULT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE PARTIAL OR TOTAL HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS, CREATING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS AND OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
