2008 Volkswagen R32

1) PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE JUMPS TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. IT HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO BE AN ISSUE FOR THE WHOLE TWO WEEKS OF MY OWNERSHIP. 2) ACCELERATING FROM A FULL STOP THE CAR HESITATES, HANGS, AND THEN JUMPS FORWARD AFTER A MOMENT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I NOTICE WHEN I ROLL SLOWLY ~5 MPH IT DOES NOT HANG OR JUMP NEARLY AS MUCH OR AS OFTEN. 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. I PLAN TO TAKE MY 2008 VW R32 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT MAY BE THE CAUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND HE SMELLED GASOLINE. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ALLOWING IT TO COOL DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V093000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

THE CAR LOSES POWER (I.E. HICCUPS OR HESITATES) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION - EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. AT TIMES IT WILL IDLE IN A SIMILAR STAGGERED WAY. WHEN CITY DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON ACCELERATION. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT ONCE IT STARTS, IT PERSISTS UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND COOLS DOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE GAS TANK VENTILATION VALVE ALLOWED GASOLINE TO ESCAPE FROM THE GAS TANK. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V093000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

NO EVENT LEAD UP TO FAILURE. THE CAR SPUTTERS, HICCUPS, WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND SMELLED OF FUEL. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IT WILL NOT START. IT CUTS OUT AROUND CORNERS, AND HAS DONE IT WITH THE VW SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. *TR

THIS "HICCUP" JUST STARTED HAPPENING TO ME. I TOOK THE R32 ON A ROAD TRIP FROM MIAMI UP TO NORTHERN FLORIDA (500 MILES NORTH OF MIAMI), AND 30 MILES INTO THE TRIP THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD JUST TOPPED OFF THE TANK WITH 93 (GIRLFRIEND ASSURED ME SHE DIDN'T FILL IT UP WITH 87) SO THIS COULDNT HAVE BEEN THE ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 3,000 RPM'S WHEN THE CAR WOULD HICCUP ALL ON ITS OWN... ? I DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO GIVE IT GAS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 14,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND IT GOT WORSE THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. THE CAR EVEN SHUT OFF ON ME 2 TIMES WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I'M SCARED THAT THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS A BIG THREAT TO MY LIFE! HAS ANYONE NOTICED THIS GET WORSE WHEN YOUR TANK IS AT FULL? I HAVEN'T HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN THE 1 DAY I'VE BEEN BACK IN MIAMI. I READ SOME REPLY'S ON THIS TOPIC AND LOOKS LIKE VW HAS NO OFFICIAL FIX YET? WHAT'S THE DIAGNOSIS? BAD FUEL BUMP??? THE ORIGINAL POST CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=3759501&PAGE=27. *TR

2008 VW R32, THE CAR WOULD THROW CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL THE TIME, THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY DAYS AFTER LAST FILL UP, THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY HAVE LOST OF POWER OR STALL, TAKES 20 SECONDS AFTER FILL UP TO START AND RUN PROPERLY, SOME TIMES NOT START AT ALL. THE CAR FIRST WENT IN TO A VW DEALER SEPTEMBER 3 2008 WITH 10599MILES , THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A FAULT FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AND THEY CONTACTED VW TECHNICAL SUPPORT . CONTACTED ME A FEW DAYS LATER AND SAID PARTS WERE ORDERED AND WILL BE IN SOON. SEPTEMBER 12 2008 CAR TAKEN BACK IN FOR PARTS TO BE PUT ON. THE CAR RUNS OK BUT IT THROWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RANDOM CHECK GAS CAP LIGHTS AGAIN. THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. JANUARY 6 2009 16,032 MILES CAR TAKEN BACK IN FOR STALLING, NOT STARTING, LOSS OF POWER. VW DEALER MASTER MECHANIC CANNOT FIND PROBLEM CAR IS GIVEN BACK TO ME WITH THE PROBLEMS, VW DEALER CONTACTS VW TECHNICAL SUPPORT. JANUARY 12 2009 16247MILES I HAVE HAD THE LAST STRAW, I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF A FUEL PUMP CAUSE THE CAR WONT START!!! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO VW DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN IN THERE SINCE JANUARY 12 2009 AND TODAY IS FEBRUARY 9 2009. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE ON ME WHEN IT HAD 6647 MILES. IT OCCURRED TWICE IN A SPAN OF TWO HOURS. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO "HICCUP". IT JUMPS BETWEEN SHIFTS, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE ALSO EMITS A LOUD TICKING SOUND FROM THE GAS TANK, AND IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER THE GAS NEEDLE BOUNCES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THEY DID TAKE A JOYRIDE TWO OF THOSE TIMES IN THE CAR. (FOUND THE RADIO STATION SET AND EQUALIZER TOYED WITH) IN ADDITION, THE CAR SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE FUEL. *TR

1. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE TILL ABOUT LITTLE LESS THAN A MONTH. ON 10/13/08 PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WAS EXPERIENCING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RPMS AND ENGINE WOULD DIE WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE. HAD DIFFICULTY IN RE-STARTING CAR. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND FELT JERKY NON-RESPONSIVE ACCELERATION WITH TRANSMISSION BANGING AND ENGINE DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. 2. CAR DIED 4 TIMES ENGINE WOULD STOP WHILE DRIVING TOTALLY LOSS OF POWER. CONSEQUENCES ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS CAN OCCUR FROM THIS MALFUNCTION 3. BROUGHT INTO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM & SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. GAVE CAR BACK & SAID THEY HOPED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. NO PARTS REPLACED. CAR RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AGAIN 1/11/2009 & 1/12/2009. *TR

ON OCTOBER 27, 2008 I WAS TRAVELING ON ONE OF THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS, WHEN I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS IN POWER, RAPID MISFIRE AND HESITATION IN MY 2008 VW R32. PRIOR TO SAID DATE, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAULTS SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH I MENTIONED TO MY LOCAL SERVICE ADVISOR. MY LOCAL SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA (VWOA) WAS AWARE OF THE WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM AND WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION. CURRENTLY, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER FROM VWOA. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME THAT I SPOKE WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER WAS ON DECEMBER 11, 2008. WHEN I BRIEFLY SPOKE WITH MY REGIONAL CASE MANAGER FROM VWOA, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR OF MY R32 WOULD SOON BE RELEASED. HOWEVER, I RECEIVED THAT SAME STATEMENT IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE SERVICE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE. ON THE 17TH OF DEC 2008, VWOA RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ME STATING THAT 'I NO LONGER HAVE FAITH IN THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE R32 THAT I PURCHASED, AND THAT I WISH TO SEEK STATE-SPECIFIC (LEMON-LAW) WARRANTY FOR MY R32.' IN ADDITION, I EXPRESS THAT PRIOR TO PURSUING THE LEMON-LAW OPTION; I AM WILLING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AMICABLY. HOWEVER, AS OF 4 JANUARY 2009, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM VWOA. *TR