Hi all,
I have been having recent issues with my Journey 2.0CRD - random misfires, lacking power and poor fuel consumption.
My driving is combined town and urban about 50/50.
When the fuel warning light came on I had filled the tank with 67 litres and drove it until the fuel light came on again. I managed 450 miles of combined driving with no extra weight and only me in the car. I worked this out at average of 30.55mpg (imperial) and 25.43 (US). Figures based on 1 gallon (imperial) = 4.55 litres.
I contacted the dealer who checked the car over and found no faults. They told me to fill the tank so that I could see the fuel in the filler neck, drive 100 miles and refuel to the same point then find out how much fuel I used. I had done this and used 19L for 100 miles which equates to about 23.94mpg (Imperial) and 19.93mpg (US).
They have now told me that this is not far from the average fuel consumption of around 40-45mpg(Imperial) and as such can't fault the car??
The engine used in this car is the VW 2.0 diesel which some have a known injector fault which causes all the symptoms I have, I had tried explaining this to them and have asked that they contact VW for info however they have refused point blank.
Is anyone else having similar issues with the diesel? What are you getting to a full tank?
Many thanks
George