Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 229000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated the fuel tank was leaking on top near the vent. after parking the vehicle she noticed liquid on the ground and a fuel smell near the side of the vehicle. there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 08v156000: fuel system, gasoline: delivery related to the failure. the vehicle was repaired under the recall in 2008 where the dealer installed additional underbody heat shields to cover the damaged areas and flash the engine with a precautionary software update. approximately two months ago there was fuel odor again. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated they repaired the recall previously. the manufacturer stated they will not repair the failure again and offered no additional assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 229,000. | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 229000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated the fuel tank was leaking on top near the vent. after parking the vehicle she noticed liquid on the ground and a fuel smell near the side of the vehicle. there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 08v156000: fuel system, gasoline: delivery related to the failure. the vehicle was repaired under the recall in 2008 where the dealer installed additional underbody heat shields to cover the damaged areas and flash the engine with a precautionary software update. approximately two months ago there was fuel odor again. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated they repaired the recall previously. the manufacturer stated they will not repair the failure again and offered no additional assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 229,000. rvk | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 229000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated the fuel tank was leaking at the main top near the vent. after parking the vehicle she notices a puddle and fuel smell coming from around the side of the vehicle. there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 08v156000: fuel system, gasoline: delivery. the vehicle was repaired under the recall in 2008 where the dealer installs additional underbody heat shields to cover the damaged areas and flash the engine with a precautionary software update. about two monthas ago there was fuel smell again coming from arount the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated they repaired the recall previously but the failure now was not covered. the manufacturer was notified who stated they will not repair the failure again and offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 229,000 | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 84000 | 1 | |
| Fuel pump failure while driving. while driving down the highway the fuel pump cut off completely causing complete loss of power. also cut out while pulling out in front of a vehicle nearly causing an accident. *tr | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 84000 | ||
| Fuel pump failure while driving. while driving down the highway the fuel pump cut off completely causing complete loss of power. also cut out while pulling out in front of a vehicle nearly causing an accident. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | 230000 | ||
| Car continues to stop while being driven. | |||