Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / EUROVAN / 1993

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999028737 Incident Date: Apr, 23 1999
Consumer's City: DURHAM Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: EUROVAN 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#: WV2KC0706PH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The fuel line leaked as i started the car. i smelled gas, turned it off and investigated. fuel was dripping from the fitting. the fitting is right above the distributor and close to the exhaust manifold. a fire was likely if i had driven the van. i replaced the line, paid out of pocket since vw does not see this as a manufacturing defect. i have replaced line but a gas smell persists and is probably linked to a bad vapor recovery system. this vehicle has problems with fuel lines, as other owners can testify. there have only been 10 000 sold in the us and a reported 3 have caught on fire and i know of several in canada. *ak