Other Fuel System Problems of Volkswagen Passat - part 1

A fuel leak has developed from the top side of the fuel tank on the drivers side of me vehicle. A fuel leak in this manner is a serious critical and immediate safety risk. Recall 08v156000 was 'performed' on my vehicle back in 2008 but the exact same fuel system safety defect has returned. Vw acknowledges the recall and claims it was completed while only an inspection to check for fuel leaks was performed at the time. Vw care and my local dealership refuse to address the ongoing issue. This poses a continued fire risk, and I am now being told to pay out of pocket for a known safety recall that clearly failed to remedy the original defect.

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Description of the problem: the fuel pump housing on my 2016 Volkswagen Passat (1. 8l tsi) developed visible cracks, which caused a persistent fuel vapor smell around the vehicle, especially after refueling. The failed component — the plastic fuel pump assembly manufactured by continental — is available for inspection and has been photographed. Safety risk: the cracks allowed gasoline vapors to escape, creating a clear fire hazard. I experienced headaches from the fumes while driving, and the smell was strongest when the vehicle was full of fuel. Vapors were most noticeable when the air circulator was turned off, suggesting that fumes were entering the cabin. Confirmed by mechanic: a certified independent mechanic confirmed the cracks after removing the back seat and inspecting the fuel pump directly. The entire assembly was replaced, and the issue was resolved. Prior to this, a vw dealership misdiagnosed the problem as a bad gasket, quoting me over $1,300 for a repair that would not have addressed the actual issue. Inspection history: the vehicle was inspected by the vw dealership first, and later by the independent shop that completed the repair. No police or insurance involvement. Symptoms: no warning lights or messages appeared. The only symptoms were the strong fuel odor, especially when the tank was full, and inaccurate fuel gauge readings leading up to the diagnosis. Summary: this issue appears similar to other known failures involving continental-manufactured fuel pump flanges that have led to vw recalls in other models. My concern is that this defect may extend beyond currently recalled vehicles and should be investigated further.

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I noticed a fuel smell in the cabin area that continued to get worse. After pulling the back seat I was able to visually see the fuel pump that had lots of micro cracks which was causing a fuel leak. The leak was very dangerous and caused major foam damage to my rear seat and was a major hazard had anything caused an ignition in the cabin, it certainly would have burned the vehicle. I saved the fuel pumped after having a local shop replace it.

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My car stalled on me while I was driving and would not start. I was told I need a new feul pump module. I took it to the dealership to get it replace and the feul pump but the car will not start.

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Local dealership requesting for Volkswagen to authorize an inspection at no charge due to excessive oil consumption. Please see attachment from dealership.

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Smell of fuel near rear seat. Gasket ok.

There was a recall reported by the manufacturer, Volkswagenm in 2008. There were multiple fuel system issues: a heat shield that may contact the exhaust system and result in a vehicle fire; a fuel leak from a fuel line or fuel tank ventilation valve, in the presence of an ignition source, can lead to a vehicle fire. In 2008, my car was inspected and the recall was deemed "complete. " however, the car was only 4 years old at the time and no repairs were made. Only a visual inspection was done. I bought the car used 6 years ago, and it has been diagnosed as having a defective fuel tank ventilation valve. Vw should pay for the parts and labor to have this fixed because it was never fixed. I've been told there's no statue of limitations on recalls. Vw claims that because the recall was deemed "complete" that they "fixed" the issue but they didn't.

I was on top of beech mountain nc working at a customer's house when it started to snow. I was at the bottom of their driveway and when I attempted to drive out, the traction control light would turn on, indicating I was losing traction. When this happened, I was unable to accelerate any more and the car started sliding backwards. So sitting in the car in the snow, I pulled up youtube to figure out the "procedure" to disable traction control so I could get more speed. Turn the car off, ignition on, activate the flashers, push the brake pedal multiple times, then start the car. Traction control disabled, so "simple"! the only problem is once the car starts moving traction control gets enabled again and I'm sliding backwards again! extremely dangerous on a mountain! eventually I was able to clear the snow enough and just hold down the accelerator to power out. So now my gps is telling me I have to drive up a hill to get off the mountain. Same problem: I start up the hill, traction control kicks on and I lose all power and begin to slide backwards! luckily I am a good driver because I was able to control the slide and do a 180 in the middle of the road. So my gps tries to reroute me and sends me up a different hill! same exact result! I eventually had to just ignore my gps entirely and just manually look for a road that was heading down hill. I thought for sure I was either going to wreck because of the traction control or be stuck up there in a snow storm! not having the option to disable traction control and leave it off so that I could get uphill us very unsafe! the worst part is I didn't even realize my car didn't have the option to disable traction control until I was already stuck! if I'd known that, I would have taken my truck.

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The fuel delivery system appears to have failed. Specifically, there is an active gasoline leak from a fuel line inside the cabin, near or under the rear seat. The source may be related to an unresolved recall involving the fuel rail detaching from the engine, which causes pressurized fuel leakage. The failed component is still present on the vehicle and available for inspection upon request. The back seat was removed by a mechanic who observed gasoline actively spewing into the cabin. This defect presents an extreme fire hazard. The constant gasoline fumes in the interior have caused me to suffer migraines, nausea, and dizziness while driving. My 13-year-old daughter, who has asthma, must ride with her head out of the window to breathe. My 2-year-old can no longer ride in the vehicle at all due to the fumes. I am a single mother with no other transportation. I fear that the car could ignite at any moment, especially with electrical systems running in the cabin. This defect is life-threatening. A certified independent mechanic removed the rear seat and confirmed that fuel was actively leaking into the interior of the car. The mechanic advised that the vehicle is unsafe to drive and poses a severe fire risk. I have photos and video available, and the mechanic is willing to provide a written statement upon request. Volkswagen dealerships have refused to inspect the vehicle or address the recall, even though the recall remains listed as active under the vehicle’s VIN. I have contacted multiple dealerships and Volkswagen corporate, and have been denied assistance. I have not contacted police or insurance yet, but I am preparing formal complaints. There were no warning lamps or dashboard alerts. The first symptom was a strong fuel odor in the interior, which began approximately 5-6 months ago. It progressively worsened over time. About one week ago, the smell became severe enough that it was unbearable to drive. This prompted the mechanic’s inspection, which revealed the.

There has been an excessive oil consumption in this vehicle , and reading other reports there maybe an issue, also this vehicle has been part of several recalls previously and I am concerned and I don’t feel safe to drive it . I would like for vw to inspect the car free of charge for this particular issue.

On [xxx], a midas shop found an alleged crack in the front part of the gas tank on the upper part of the tank by the floor board. The manager also stated that it could be a plastic seal from the fuel pump on the top part of the tank. The tank is located next to the exhaust system. My 2009 vw cc 4-motion only has 122,xxx miles on it. I could see a wet spot and presumed I smelled gas but was not sure. He gave me a printout of what the cost would be to repair the system. I told him I would be filing a report with NHTSA. I then called lunde's vw, w. Bell rd. , peoria, az. I talked to a tyler rodriquez and he said there were no recalls and vw could not warrant the problem. I told him I would be filing a report with NHTSA and he did not respond to me. Both places were quite fast to elicit repairs from their business. Only midas pointed out the exhaust pipes being near the gas tank. Approximately six years ago I had been to another vw dealership in phoenix about my gas gauge needle not working properly and I was sold a gas cap to fix the problem. The problem has been a recurring one and my gas mileage fluctuates. This situation reminds me of the mid-1970s problem with the Ford pinto gas tanks, which I believe was never resolved. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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Car fuel pump leaking. Fuel pump module failure. There was a recall for this issue on other Volkswagens, but not on the Passat. There are hundreds of cars online with the same issue.

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Gas and oil comsumption is way too high … almost every 600-1000 the low oil lights turns on! check engine on almost all the time due to an error with the oxígen sensor. Epc light gets on very frequently and the car loses speed. Also vehicle has a constant rattlesnake sound when speed is low. Issue was reported some years ago to a local vw dealership in georgia but they never took care of the issue. Ongoing for a couple of years!. No additional details.

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My son bought this used car. The stop engine light came on, got an oil change but the light did not go away. Were told that the oil pressure might be the issue so took it to the mechanic. We were told it was most likely the oil pressure switch. There were multiple codes(cones) and were cleared. The switch was replaced but the engine light's still on & the stop engine comes on but goes off. It appears it is a gas pump issue that it might be manufacture fault. Is there a recall for this issue on this 2008 Passat? it's my [xxx] 's first car, he saved & bought it but it's dangerous. . . He got it diagnosed & was told it's a $5,000 job. If it's an oil/gas pump manufacturer issue, is Volkswagen responsible? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Looks like the plastic the fuel pump housing is made out of is low quality or prone to degradation by fuel. Hairline cracks have formed on the fuel pump housing causing fuel to leak when the pump is pressurized and running. In my case a pin hole also appeared causing the leak to be quite significant. When reviewing the attached image. Most the major looking hairline cracks seep fuel. The pin hole can’t really be seen in that image but is located in the middle of the raised lettering that starts with a “c” (in between m and e) (I have a video of it).

High pressure fuel pump failed, causing the car to completely shut down on the highway. Because of the systems design, it sends fragments into the fuel lines and fuel injectors clogging them. The Passat tdi uses the cp4 hpfp that has already been recalled by fca and BMW. I was unaware how common it is for this fuel pump fail and the complete destruction it causes to the fuel system.

On [xxx] at 6 a. M. I was commuting nb on [xxx] , when engine lost power on 5 lane highway after driving over rough patch of road (~1 mile s of [xxx]). I barely got car onto right shoulder from middle lane when car shut off. Glow plug pigtails warning light came on right as I experienced significant decrease in engine power. Aaa towed car to vw dealer. Diagnostic performed on 7/5. I was informed of catastrophic failure of fuel pump, metal had gotten into fuel lines and tore up. My entire fuel system needs to be replaced. Dealer quoted $7k to repair. Car had never displayed signs of fuel issues. Car is well maintained and gets regular service at dealer. Upon investigation, I see vw had several years with high pressure fuel pumps failing. This needs to investigated/addressed as these failures are still occurring in cars that are 2013 and newer. I have requested dealer to send me pdf of repair estimate. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

My car is currently hacked! I've brought it to 2 different dealerships and they just blow me off. If my phone is on while in my car, it at some point will just not go, no matter how hard u press the gas. I've had my seats and mirrors move while driving. It downshifts superhard. But if someone else is in the vehicle, nothing happens. I've showed videos that the service ppl can't explain whatsoever. Also people seem to shine bright lights at my car for long periods of time and after that, my rpms go so high and stay that way even while braking. Also people seem to love to get on a riding lawn mower and just let it sit by my car running and then again my rpms go crazy. Someone please help me my next step is a lawyer and a lawsuit. There are too many incidents to record. And this all started a year ago when at a light on a highway waiting to make a left turn, when the light turned green for me to go, it died in the middle of the highway making a left turn. So I was dead in front of oncoming traffic and after 2 weeks of having my car they replaced a "throttle body" and I've been living in hell ever since. I don't even believe they replaced it, all they did was fuck my car up and I can't be exact but I believe at the time it had under 40,000 miles.

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Fuel pump leak. Strong order of gasoline has been coming from the car. I had a check and the fuel pump is leaking. Other vehicles have been recalled due to this, but the Passat has not been included. This problem has been reported out in several cars including a fire….

I believe my clockspring has malfuncioned and though it has had multiple recalls my car is not listed for recall. My horn is no longer working, as well as all the buttons in my steering wheel including cruise control and my airbag light is on. This is all directly correlated to a clockspring malfunction and I believe my vehicle should be recalled for saftey reasons.

Epc light came on & check engine light car shakes.

The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while veering left, the vehicle stalled. The battery lights was illuminated. A towing service was called who performed a diagnostic on the vehicle and stated the cause was not from the battery or the alternator. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic, replaced the battery and serviced the cooling system. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,300.

Complaint against Volkswagen and 2 employees. Kaitlin r. At customer care advocate and mr walsh previous manager at the Volkswagen in pompano for the last three months, these two employees have been dragging this situation for me to bring my car for the excessive oil consumption issue in no providing a loaner. This complaint will be submitted in several government agencies. These two employees are irresponsible and kept telling me they will reach back to me and now one of them doesn’t even work there anymore and the other one does not respond. I will forward this complaint to members of the board of director and maybe including the ceo just to show what employees are doing and how they treating customers. My vehicle is supposed to be inspected due to the excessive oil consumption issue. I need a loaner or my car is being inspected and I need that ASAP. I’ve been waiting over three months now. Just look at the attachments to see the communication with those two employees Volkswagen is a joke of a company if this employees represent your company.

Car wasn’t pulling up the road the epc light came on had to have my vehicle rolled to the next dealer which was 36 miles from where I was. I was traveling from grapevine TX and it start acting up in huntsville TX. Came out of pocket 1085. 00 and that was with a discount for the fuel injector #3 my warranty expired 3000 miles ago. I am the first owner on my vehicle.

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Stop on middle of the freeway twice and one on the road. Be replace the hoof 24 months ago now again dealer claim need to change the whole fuel system it’s 2012 Passat to modification done 2017. For another 6900 dollars this consumer ripoff by be. Car now is in the dealer. It’s dirito brothers volkswagon. 2020 n main st walnut creek. Scary to stop on hwy 5 with this at night with a dog onboard. Very confused vw customer who 2 other vw.

While making a right turn, I attempted to accelerate only to be met with intense juddering. I was able to pull of the road and shut off the engine, but it would not restart. I called the every dealership near me and the soonest appointment was 2 weeks out and they would not tell me if they had loaner cars. The appointment comes and the dealer not only tells me to rent a car out of pocket, but the high pressure fuel pump had failed meaning a $7000 replacement of the entire fuel system. My vehicle is still within the mileage limit on the extended warranty but I was 5 months out of the time limit. I brought up the warranty, and a TSB related to this failure and they still told me I was out of luck. I still owe thousands on this car, and another vw dealer tried to gouge me stating that the only way to get out of this was to buy a new car. Absolute insanity all throughout this company. And to add insult to injury, every single maintenance item was followed to the exact mileage and the fuel level wasnt even below a quarter of a tank.

After having the government approved and mandated phase 1 and 2 dieselgate fixes performed on my vw Passat tdi it has randomly lost power and or stalled while at highway speeds at least 6 times. The last time my 16 year old son was left stranded in the middle of a busy four lane highway narrowly avoiding being hit and seriously injured and/or killed. Apparently there are thousands of these cases (a class action lawsuit filed in 2018) on the road. Why haven't I been notified? this mandatory fix is much more dangerous then the original issue it seeks to address. From what I understand, the fix is causing the dpf regeneration sequence to occur much more often and much hotter, thereby cooking/melting/boiling the entire cooling system and shutting the engine down without warning. My vehicle has been in the service dept of vw for over 6 months (this last time) because they cannot figure how to fix it permanently. Vw corporate is very aware of the situation and has fed me a bunch of bullshit not even a child would believe and has refused my suggestion to self report the problems to nthsa and carb. If the cars are not taken off the road this issue will definitely (if not already) result in major injuries and likely death. I have done my duty notifying this government agency and now if a tragedy occurs there will have been actual notice as required by the law.

First/only owner of a 2018 vw Passat gp r-line, scheduled maintenance intervals followed religiously and performed by vw; only filled with top tier fuel (mid/premium), no prev. Indicator lights ever illuminated until ecm light (no accompanying warning lights) came on while driving at highway speed with adaptive cruise control engaged. Immediate loss of power and shaking vibration upon any attempt to accelerate/change lanes to safely get off of roadway. Once off roadway, all systems shut down and engine turned off for several minutes. Restarted car w/o difficulty, remained parked for 5 more minutes to monitor ecm light which did not return after shut down/restart. Returned to highway while safely merging into lane with conservative acceleration. Ecm warning light did not return and vibration/shutterring had ceased. No unusual or abnormal gas mileage readings found upon close monitoring. Vehicle was driven x3 (relatively short distances) with speeds no greater than 65 mph; no return of ecm or any other warning lights. On the 4th drive, while attempting to evade an idiot, accelerator was applied more aggressively so as to avoid a near-catastrophic collision (nowhere to slow down or go to shoulder safely within 0. 75/sec) which triggered the ecm light accompanied with loss of power/shuttering/vibration when pressure applied to accelerator. Pulled over, shut down, waited, panicked a little, then restarted engine. Ecm light did not reappear after shut down/restart. Vehicle operated flawlessly once more. Injector/fuel system cleaner added to fuel tank and driven 40 mins in sport mode to burn corrosive buildup effectively. Fuel tank refilled at new fueling station (thinking bad gas was a differential) and no issues since. Codes not showing up when diagnostics are ran. Vw won’t fix something that isn’t presenting itself as a problem, at that very moment. 93k miles w/ no prev. Engine/emissions/transmission probs.

Fuel pump cap piece underneath the back seat, comes loose and allows gas to spill into the car underneath the backseat.

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Began smelling fuel. Made an appointment for a week out. They found that the fuel pump cover under the seat had been pushing on the top of the fuel pump. This means that the pressure of the seat has been pushing on the top of the fuel pump. The fuel pump was cracked and a stream of fuel was spraying on the bottom side of the plastic fuel pump cover. Fuel could be smelled in the car and outside. It would drip on the ground after about 2 minutes of running. This seems like a poor design that has potential for bigger issues because of the fuel hazard.

I was letting my car run for a couple of minutes for the ac to cool down the car and I went into my house. When I came out about 2 minutes later, there was a large puddle of gas under the car in front of the right rear wheel and gas was running down the driveway all the way to the street. I immediately turned off the car and the gas stopped pouring out from under the car. I was lucky the car, my house or I did not go up in flames.

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The vehicle cuts off while driving we’ve done numerous expensive replacements to water pump, control arm bushings, new battery, variable valve timing, celinoid, camshaft adjustment magnet, spark plugs and coils, ignition switch, fuel pump, gas cap. Oil filters and there is still a problem.

I financed a car from a car place (mainline) auto in March, there’s been some lights on it, I mentioned this numberless times also, the steering wheel was completely out of commission and the horn did not work, or the mileage, I talk with him he said bring it in and he will fix it, he fixed the steering wheel 2 weeks later but there’s lights still on the vehicle, last Friday 06/16/2017 I got an email saying I need to make a payment of the months that I missed not intentionally, so I proceed to call the dealer and she said she would make note that I will come into the office Monday morning 06/19/2023 so that the car wouldn’t be repossessed, afterwards come sun I woke up around 11:30 and the car was gone, I called my insurance company pear holdings and they opened up a claim, I also called jacksonville police department and they told me that it was repoed. Went up there Monday and payed tons of money that I had no idea I was being charged or responsible for, after I argued about the missing information and lack of communication so this would not happen, after I payed to get the car I walked to get inside and on the the front window it said (caught slipping) in white marker , I tried to get it off the a wet paper towel but it didn’t come off so I went inside the place and told her about the writing and she called someone from the back in a language I’m not fluent with and told me I would need to talk with them, that was already a red flag as well, when I got to the back of the dealer place outside I asked one of the mechanics could he come over and see if he could wipe it off,this is harassment, favoritism, mis handled information, long waits for watever reason I’ve asked them numerous of times to just give me the money that I put down on the car back that I didn’t even give them personally same week I brought it, they got my card info from the insurance company that wasn’t authorized by me I would like to take further action because I’m still making payments.

Day of purchase (feb2020)nox sensor went out on way home. Check engine light came on took back to vw dealership they fixed for free. Next component to go bad or become faulty was and still is the fuel door actuator when raining or washing off the car will get wet and fuel door will not open. Reported it to vw dealer after the issue arose at which time I was told it was not covered under the emissions warranty even though it’s listed. Next issue was clock spring broke and had to have vw repair the clock spring. This they did free of charge. Then issues arose with first blinkers bulbs blowing and randomly ceasing to work. It has progressed from blinkers ,to back up lights and tag lights. Recently the obd displayed a adblu error 200 miles to no engine restart. Then it dropped to 50 miles. Then zero at which time the obd flashed red and car would not start. Filled adblu waited few hours car started up no codes showing on dash. Get on interstate and with little time it flashes the same messages adblu error 200 miles to no engine restart. Then to 50 miles down to 10 miles turning red at 0 miles no engine start. As of 6 days ago I have recently learned of a recall made by vw regarding the approved emissions modification being faulty leading to the exact symptoms the car displays regarding the adblu(def system). Vw dealer refuses to acknowledge that the recall fix needs fixing since they reported to have fixed it already. All of the issues that we have had with the nox sensor, clock spring, exterior lighting , fuel door actuator, and the def system corrected approved modification, has been part of a recall that was supposedly already performed prior to the purchase. Now the def system is not working properly due to the malfunctioning of the aem software. Def injector have clogged due to crystallization of adblu , a affect of inadequate injection from the faulty aem. Emission mod decals under hood are not in proper locations nor properly filled.

High pressure fuel pump failed contaminating entire fuel system. Causing about $4,000 in damage. Have 108,000 miles. Passats up to 2012 are warrantied up to 120,000 miles.