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2012 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system, diesel problems

24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, diesel on the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta5% of all complaints for this model year.

24
Fuel System, Diesel complaints
5%
share of all complaints
25,350 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving on the road going up a hill and my fuel was just alittle low about 120 miles my car sputtered and died and didn't start back up stuck on the road with barley any gaurd rail so I'm partially in the lane and I got it looked at and my high pressure fuel pump failed and sent metal scrapes…

    filed Jun 21, 2024

  • The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated he smelled a strong odor of carbon dioxide inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test however, no failure was found. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed…

    filed Jan 17, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Fuel System, Diesel problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2014 Jetta31%
2013 Jetta71%
2011 Jetta8214%
2010 Jetta16619%
2009 Jetta19522%
2006 Jetta102%
2005 Jetta73%
2004 Jetta136%
2003 Jetta41%
2002 Jetta30%
2001 Jetta91%
2000 Jetta31%
Jetta fuel system, diesel problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.