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NHTSA intensifies probe into 100,000 VW diesel vehicles

Discussion in 'Diesels' started by cwerdna, Feb 12, 2011.

  1. cwerdna

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    NHTSA intensifies probe into 100,000 VW diesel vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News

    So far, VW believes it's due to diesel contaminated with gasoline, possibly due to user error and hasn't found any defect.

    For awhile, it seemed like VWs never got much recall attention I think partly because they sell in such small numbers in the US, thus resulting in a small # (in absolute terms) of NHTSA safety complaints.
     
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    i drove 300D and SD's for 10 years and never had a fuel problem.
     
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    Your cars didn't have 25kpsi fuel injection systems.
     
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    oh, thanks!:rolleyes:
     
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    Sounds like people are mixing their diesel with too much bio diesel or probably mixing it with too much petrol in cold weather.

    There again, high pressure diesel pumps are a popular (and expensive) issue on diesels over here.
     
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    25k is so 2000 haha, 30K plus is where its at:rockon:

    okay im done, carry on
     
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    High pressure only does so much, control is a big part too. Think better control was one of VW's reasons for switching from unit injectors to common rail.
     
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    No problem. Your Mercedes were German and diesel, but that's about where the similarities end. A lot has changed in the 30 or so years since they were made. Forget whatever you know about diesels being to burn almost anything. No more veggie oil or high concentrations of biodiesel in modern engines.
     
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    I like some here seriously considered the VW diesel for purchase. This issue plus one of inter cooler icing up problems led me to drop my interest in them.

    Not sorry I got mt Prius but had the new VW diesels been more reliable who knows I might have been driving one now!
     
    #11 CheeseheadPrius, Feb 23, 2011
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