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

Issue ID	1096449
Internal NHTSA #	10620701
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	05/08/14
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is my second entry about this incident; this car was a certified 2013 passat tdi sel that i had owned for four days! I had never even refueled it once and the fuel pump exploded on i-95 in maryland and the ensuing incident almost cost me my life. I was at the entry to the baltimore i-95 tunnel with nearly no where to pull over once the car stopped--cars and trucks were swerving around me to avoid hitting me. The tunnel moving crew came shortly after since my stopped car was an extreme hazard--i am handicapped and had no where to escape to. I eventually was towed back to my dealer and now the car is in the shop to be fixed for 1&1/2 weeks. Vw claims that the reason for this failure is that owners are putting gasoline in with the diesel. This is not possible in my case as i only had the care for 4 days prior to the incident and the dealer had topped it off with their own fuel! Vw is not beig honest about the severity of this problem and nhtsa needs to order a total recall. It is a near miracle that i was not killed. If i had been in the tunnel when this happened, and with no place to pull over at all, there would have been an accident and most likely a fatality (me!) please contact me if you need more info.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	32100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRFAX, VA
VIN pattern	1VWCN7A32DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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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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