Issue ID | 1615973 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11278000 |
Manufacurer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
Model | TIGUAN |
Model Year | 2018 |
File date | 01/11/19 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The car gets filled with strong odor of gasoline inside the cabin and i was loosing gas at a rapid rate in addition the car was loosing speed. There is also the problem with the sto-start system, once the car was at a stop, the car would not turn over and start again. It would get stucktrying to turn on and at the same time i was loosing gasoline. I had to remove all passengers from the vehicle including my one month grand son due to the strong odor of gasoline. This incidents occured several times during the weekend of november 1 through november 4th when i dropped off the vehicle at the dealership. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17608 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BRONX, NY |
VIN pattern | 3VV5B7AX2JMXXXXXX |
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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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 25 |
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