Leaking at vent/top of gas tank. Exactly the same description of that past heat sheild/vent gas leaking recall from about 10 years ago
2004 Volkswagen Passat fuel system complaints
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The car died as I was driving down a city road, I was able to veer the car to the side of the road as it was rolling before it stopped completely. I had the car towed back to my house and after testing all components, it was determined that the car wasn't getting any fuel due a faulty fuel pump.
My gas gauge is not working and I always smeel gas while riding in my car.
My vehicle has been nothing but a nightmare! First the thermostat housing broke got that fixed and then everything else went down hill! Oil pressure light started going and then it started overheating. The hoses all break and leak the coolant out plus the transmission code p742 which the transmission is stuck off is on . I can't afford the car worst car ever. It is fine if idle but once your driving everything starts beeping and when I'm turning you hear a noise on the side that your turning!
Purchased a used 2004 vw passat glx 4motion with 91k miles and no accident or damage history per carfax.. First fill of the gas tank revealed a severe leak of greater than 180 drops per minute. The leak occurred at all times with the car running or turned off and the key removed. The leak stopped after the gas gauge moved below f. Removed rear seat and noticed fuel wetting on the exterior of the tank adjacent to the fuel level sensor. Using a mirror fuel was visible coming from the vent boss adjacent to the fuel level sensor. This exact issue is covered under vwoa recall 26e5/r5 the federal safety agency campaign # 08v156000. I contacted vw customer service and they informed me my vehicle VIN [xxx] is not eligible however they did not say why. The carfax report states that a heat shield was replaced 8/11/2008. Recall 26e5/r5 involves a heat shield as well as the fuel tank. It's possible the tank was ok at the time. If the vehicle has already had the recall and the fuel tank developed the problem after is there any recourse under this recall? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v156000 (fuel system, gasoline) but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The passat ignited in our driveway at 4:00 a.m. It had not been started/driven in a week. We woke to the sound of the tire bursting. There is a houston police department /arson case # [xxx] - phone # [xxx]. Inspector [xxx]. He said the ignition area of the car was the start of the fire. I think he was arson department. The car was totaled. We are lucky we did not loose our house and neighbor's if we had not heard the tire blow. I am not exactly sure of the mileage but know it was low for the year and think it was below 90,000...updated 05/02/16 *bf information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. While pumping fuel into the vehicle, the strong odor of fuel was present. In addition, while driving 35 MPH, the odor was still present. The failure recurred constantly. The dealer diagnosed that the fuel tank ventilation valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
2004 volkswagen passat 4motion, the fuel tank rollover/vent valve on the top of the tank has cracked and is leaking gasoline onto the exhaust system. The tank was filled up on 2/22/2015 and started leaking large amounts of fuel from the top of the tank over the exhaust. This continued until the tank reached 3/4 full. If the fuel tank is filled above 3/4 it will leak fuel until it gets to 3/4. If the vehicle is parked with the front downhill, it continues to leak beyond the 3/4 point. This failure was part of a previous vw 2008 the federal safety agency mandated recall 08v156000, but only required dealer inspection of the rollover/vent valve and not replacement of the fuel tank with a functional part, if it was not leaking when inspected then do nothing. The rollover/vent is integral to the vw passat awd tank, and the complete fuel tank has to be replaced. Vw claim as the car was inspected in 2008, they are not responsible for the subsequent failure of the rollover/vent valve.
Fuel began leaking from the top of the fuel tank after fill up. My daughter was heading back to college, and as she pulled away I noticed a large puddle of gasoline in the street. The federal safety agency had previously recalled the vehicle in 2008 (26e5/r5) action number (pe08008). Vw dealer inspected and installed heat shield. No fuel leak at this time. In september 2012 fuel tank began leaking, vw dealer replaced the fuel tank, washer, gasket and clamp under the recall. In september 2014 I brought car back to vw dealer, and they said they are only responsible to fix the car once. Fed up with vw, I brought car to my local mechanic, and upon inspection he found the nipples on the fuel tank rollover valve were again cracked. I had him replace the tank. Obviously vw didn't properly fix the problem, and or replaced the tank with the same defective design and the tank cracked again. This is a very serious safety issue, and I feel that vw should pay for this repair. If it was done right and corrected, the tank would not be leaking again after less than 2 years, and 20,000 miles. This could have caused a fire with my daughter in the car, and that is very upsetting to me.
Vehicle: 2004 vw passat 4motion sedan w/1.8l turbo, automatic transmission filled vehicles fuel tank, noticed strong gasoline smell inside vehicle, noticed fuel dripping from fuel tank of vehicle to ground. Cannot fill tank without gas dripping to ground; fuel leak is next to exhaust system underneath vehicle (very dangerous). Found following information: manufacturer: volkswagen of america, inc summary: volkswagen is recalling 412,000 my 1999-2005 passat (5th generation) vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and produced after june 14, 1999. These vehicles may have an underbody heat shield that can become damaged. In addition, affected vehicles with automatic or manual transmissions may have a fuel line (1.8t engines only) or fuel tank ventilation valve (4motion/all wheel drive only) that can leak due to fracture.
I began noticing a very strong smell of gasoline coming through the vent while driving. When I pulled over to check under the hood, I noticed that the rigid fuel line had cracked where it passed through a mounting bracket on the upper rear of the engine bay. The crack was emitting a steady flow of fuel onto the engine and exhaust manifold. We did not drive the car any further and had the line repaired with a patch of flexible fuel line material.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v156000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the contact could smell a strong odor of fuel when the vehicle was parked. A local mechanic stated that the fuel tank ventilation valve fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.
I filled my gas tank up on a friday and drove it home and parked it in the driveway and the next day noticed a fairly large puddle of gasoline under my car. I took it to my local car shop and they told me that it was the fuel line that was leaking and that he called a volkswagen dealership and they had told him that there was a recall on that exact part of the car. I was told to call volkswagen and see if they would be able to fix the issue and they told me that the recall was already fixed by the previous owner of my car. If it was already fixed then the same problem shouldn't be happening again.
I have a 2004 vw passat w8 4-motion and I filled the tank the other day and parked the car in the garage overnight and when I opened the interior garage door in the morning the fumes were so strong I evacuated my wife and 4 month old baby form the house. This has happened 2 times, both were when I filled the fuel tank. I called the dealer and they said there was a recall that added a heat shield and inspected the 4 motion vw passat purge/rollover valve. They stated that the heat shield was replaced but did not show the valve being replaced. I called vw and they stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and is no longer covered. I am very concerned for my family's safety especially since I live in a 3 story town-home and the garage is at the bottom of our main floor. I would like the car inspected asap.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while traveling speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the fuel pump and injectors had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that an abnormal dragging noise was heard from the front of the vehicle while driving through snow. The contact in inspected the vehicle and discovered that a fractured plastic component and the zip tie holding the fuel tank and fuel was consuming prematurely. The manufacturer advised that the federal safety agency campaign number 08v156000 (fuel) was performed however the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was being serviced for maintenance when he was informed that the fuel system was leaking. The contact was unsure if the vehicle was listed under the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v156000 (fuel system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000. Volkswagen informed the consumer it was no longer an open recall in their system, and they would not honor it. Updated 12/04/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the fuel system was leaking. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v156000 (fuel system) and had the vehicle repaired under the recall. The contact stated that the fuel system continued to leak after the recall repair. The contact was not satisfied with the remedy provided in the recall. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Fuel tank ventilation valve is leaking fuel. Vw dealer refused to fix it under the existing recall: the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v156000 the federal safety agency action number: pe08008 I have vw passat 2004 gls 4 motion w/manual transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stopped accelerating. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.
Flashing engine lamp/mil light, violent shaking, loss of engine power, foul odor, misfiring, pinging.
We have begun to notice the smell of fuel in the cabin of our car. The smell occurs when the car is full of gas; otherwise, with a half tank of gas, there are no odors. The car is a 2004 volkswagen passat gls 1.8t 4motion with the 5 speed automatic. Vw has made no promises to remedy this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while he was away, he left the vehicle parked in an airport parking garage. The vehicle was later impounded by the police due to fuel leakage in while it was parked. The police reported that the vehicle was not safe to be parked in the garage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that a heat shield that may contact the exhaust system could result in a vehicle fire. In addition, a fuel leak from a fuel line or the fuel tank ventilation valve in the presence of an ignition source could lead to a vehicle fire. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicl was not included in the recalls associated with the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 08v156000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery) and 04v586000 (fuel system, diesel). The failure and current mileages were 83,529.
Fuel line broke and leaked gas onto the hot exhaust system. The fuel leak was from a fuel hose on the firewall. The fuel lines are leaking in several other areas underneath the car.
Fuel line leak in the engine compartment. Fuel line material was deformed and resulted in a small hole where fuel was spraying directly on the turbo, cat and related exhaust components. Vehicle continued to run and did not shut down or show signs of a fuel leak.
1. On the evening of friday october 24, 2008 my check engine light began flashing and the car started running rough. 2. On the morning of saturday october 25, 2008 I brought the car to southpoint volkswagen in baton rouge, la. They diagnosed the problem as a faulty #4 engine coil. They replaced the coil, tested the car and returned it to me. The car seemed to function properly and the check engine light remained off. 3. The next day, sunday october 26, 2008, after driving only 28 miles, the check engine light started flashing and the car began running rough again. I immediately pulled off the road into a gas station. At this time I noticed smoke coming out from under the hood. I opened the hood to find a fire near the lower part on the passenger side of the engine compartment. We extinguished the fire and had the car towed back to southpoint volkswagen. 4. Southpoint replaced the other 3 coils and other parts that were damaged by the fire. 5. Friday, october 31, 2008 southpoint vw made arrangements to meet in orange, tx, to return my passat and pick up the rental car. After this exchange, and approximately 15 minutes of driving time, the check engine light came on and was steady. 6. I then learned that the check engine light was caused by an issue with the emission system. The coil failure allowed unburned gas to go into the exhaust system damaging the the catalytic converter. Vw has acknowledged that this is what happened but has refused to repair the damage to my emission system. Diagnostic test at the time of the coil replacement show that the exhaust system was functioning properly prior to the fire.
Driving along came up to a stop sign and car sputtered then dies and could not be restarted towed to dealer. Advised of bad fuel pump. $800.00 for repair. Same as several other 2004 complaints and checking to see if this should be tied to the 2003 recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen passat. While driving 60 MPH he smelled fumes in the interior of the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local mechanic who tested the vehicle leaks and found that the fuel tank ventilation valve was leaking due to a fracture. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the federal safety agency recall #08v15600; fuel system, gasoline: delivery and vwoa recall no. 26e5/r5 were related to the failure; yet, his VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000.
A change in the electrical motor components in the fuel pump LED to an inoperative fuel pump and, ultimately, stoppage of fuel supply to the engine causing it to stall while on the highway.
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