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2017 Volkswagen GOLF SPORTSWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1537240
Internal NHTSA #	11176461
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GOLF SPORTSWAGEN
Model Year	2017
File date	01/12/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen golf sportswagen. While the vehicle was stopped with the brake pedal depressed, the rpms decreased to zero. Approximately 4 seconds after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond and then suddenly lunged forward and accelerated. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to jim ellis volkswagen (5901 peach tree industrial blvd, champlee, ga) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. After the third visit to the dealer for the same failure, the dealer diagnosed that there was engine timing failure due to low quality fuel. The contact was informed to use premium fuel to rectify the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle owner's manual instructed them to use regular fuel only. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,500.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14500
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	DECATOR, GA
VIN pattern	3VW017AU6HMXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2017 Volkswagen GOLF SPORTSWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Volkswagen GOLF SPORTSWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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