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2010 Volkswagen BEETLE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1191037
Internal NHTSA #	10724868
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2010
File date	10/04/15
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Fuel tank failure with metal casting of the tank causing the escape of explosive fuel vapors and vehicle stalling. Both vw of america and the servicing dealership hendrick vw of lewisville texas would not accept responsibility for the manufacturing defect. The service problem first arose at 66k miles then finally diagnosed/corrected at 100k miles. The manufacturer and dealer would not waive the repair cost of $3165. 43 we had to pay to correct this manufacturer casting defect as diagnosed by the service technician in the presence of the dealer manager. Vw of america refused to accept responsibilty of their manufacture defect and the hendrick vw service manager told us they did not represent vw!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100831
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GAINESVILLE, TX
VIN pattern	3VWRW3AL8AMXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Volkswagen BEETLE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Volkswagen BEETLE Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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