| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000041787 | Incident Date: Jul, 19 2000 |
| Consumer's City: SHERBORN | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: QUATTRO | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUEJ84A3PN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Failure is of a factory assembly of flexible and rigid fuel line. a crimped hose connection (the hose is of stainless steel braid sheathing over rubber, with a crimped sleeve at one end, and a threaded fitting on the other) has been leaking for some time but was not tracked down as the source of fuel vapor fumes until this am. i will not be taking it to the dealer for diagnosis and eventual repair - the procedure is more cumbersome than paying the $86 and replacing it myself. coincidentally, the dealer parts dept. told me he had to order 2 other fuel lines for customers this same week - he didn't know why. as manufactured, this has the appearance (and cost) of a "lifetime" part. the leak eventually ends up on the exhaust manifold. for reference, the audi report reference # is 524906, filed 7/20 @ 9:00 am. ps: your hotline wouldn't let me get beyond the message loop!*ak |
