Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / VANAGON / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999095453 Incident Date: Nov, 04 1999
Consumer's City: PEARLAND Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: VANAGON Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WV2YB0259LH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1990
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the weather turned cold the junction of a small, plastic fuel line with an overlapping rubber fuel line (held together with a large crimp connector) started to leak directly on the distributor cap. the rubber in the fuel line had degraded and cracked. this crimp connector could not be tightened or easily replaced to eliminate the leak. many eurovan owners on the internet have reported similar fuel leaks. i couldn't afford to take the vehicle in to the dealer for repair so i replaced the degraded rubber hose myself, using rubber hose from an auto parts store and screw-type stainless steel hose clamps. *ak