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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Fuel System, Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1054358
Internal NHTSA #	10577296
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	04/02/14
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving from on freeway at 60 mph suddenly lost any ability to accelerate and power started dropping rapidly and the engine warning light on the dash started flashing. It put me immediately into a very very dangerous situation in which it was very difficult to maneuver in rapidly-moving, heavy traffic. Fortunately i was able to exit the freeway and call the dealer's vw service. I was told that it was not safe to drive the car, and that i would have to have it towed to service. I was stranded just off the freeway in the next town, and after several hours was towed to the dealership. The turbo was bad (this part had already been replaced once, about 100 or so miles earlier). However, that was not diagnosed by vw properly, and when i picked up the car it failed again within 10 minutes. Fortunately this time i was not at high speed, and was able to maneuver the car to a safe location. This situation with the turbo could easily have resulted in an accident, potentially very serious or even deadly if at high speed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TACOMA, WA
VIN pattern	1VWCN7A35DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Fuel System, Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Fuel System, Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects

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