Tank Assembly Problems of Volkswagen R32

This "hiccup" just started happening to me. I took the R32 on a road trip from miami up to northern florida (500 miles north of miami), and 30 miles into the trip this happened. We had just topped off the tank with 93 (girlfriend assured me she didn't fill it up with 87) so this couldnt have been the issue. I was driving at roughly 3,000 rpm's when the car would hiccup all on its own. . . ? I didn't even need to give it gas for this to happen. I have 14,000 miles on the car, and it got worse throughout the trip. The car even shut off on me 2 times while sitting at a traffic light. I'm scared that the car will shut off on me while on the highway which is a big threat to my life! has anyone noticed this get worse when your tank is at full? I haven't had this happen to me again the 1 day I've been back in miami. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen R32. The contact stated that the vehicle was stalling and he smelled gasoline. He was able to restart the vehicle after allowing it to cool down for a couple of hours. The vehicle operates normally for a few weeks before the failure recurs. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not remedy the failure. The vehicle stalled once again. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 09v093000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly), although the failures were identical. The contact does not know if the vehicle will be repaired. The failure mileage was 9,000 and current mileage was 11,000.

My vehicle has stalled twice on me when it had 6647 miles. It occurred twice in a span of two hours. I was driving and the car started to "hiccup". It jumps between shifts, this occurs mostly when it is humid outside. The vehicle also emits a loud ticking sound from the gas tank, and in extremely cold weather the gas needle bounces. Took it to the dealership 4 times and they found no problems, however they did take a joyride two of those times in the car. (found the radio station set and equalizer toyed with) in addition, the car sometimes smells like fuel.

The car was experiencing "hiccups" while accelerating and would eventually smell and see gas escaping out from underneath the passenger side rear tire. Was taken to the dealer ship 3 times before for this and now I am told it is a faulty gas tank that was produced. I have been currently waiting about a month to have the tank repaired. All I have been told on this subject is "we will contact you at the end of the business day tomorrow". Its always tomorrow. The dealer has offered me a couple of things to keep my mine as easy while I wait but I honestly think that waiting a month for a brand new car to get fixed is ridiculous.

First minor incidents: my wife and I have been experiencing intermittent hiccups in power for a few weeks. No cels or indication of anything wrong otherwise. First serious incident: at highway speed (70mph) 30 minutes into a commute, the car loses power and throws the driver forward in the seat. Was able to finish the remainder of commute barely limping along with erratic throttle response, stalling, and stuttering. Upon arrival, notice smell of fuel and see fuel puddle behind right rear wheel. Vw roadside assistance would not respond due to report of fuel leak. Told to call fire dept -- fire dept responded. Aaa towed to dealer. After 19 days at the dealer, the car's entire fuel tank was replaced. A defect in the evaporative emissions system was reported as the cause. We were assured the vehicle was safe and the new system was redesigned. Second major incident: repeat of first major incident above only days later. Car currently in shop. Evidence of widespread issue being discussed at vwvortex. Com among numerous reports of same issue but no resolution or official acknowledgment of this issue from vwofa as of yet. This is extremely unsafe condition for a car that is brand new.