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2016 Volkswagen GTI Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1724909
Internal NHTSA #	11396358
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2016
File date	07/02/21
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The suction pump (part 5q0-201-029) in the evap emission control of my vehicle failed on february 7 2021 causing fuel to be brought into the charcoal canister and then into the purge valve. This led to heavy fuel smell in my vehicle and required replacement of suction pump, charcoal canister and purge valve. Note that this failure with exact same description was identified as part of the safety recall 20y6 (https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/rcl/2016/rcrit-16v647-1179. Pdf) issued by nhsta on october 13 2016 and my vehicle was part of this recall. It was claimed that the issue was fixed on my vehicle on june 28 2017 as part of this recall by vw dealership. However, the suction pump which failed on february 7 2021 had the manufacturing date stamp of 15. 08. 15 which indicates that perhaps vw didn't replace the suction pump as part of the recall repair or replaced it with another faulty suction pump which still had the issue (since the manufacturing date of the failed suction pump is almost 2 years before the date of recall repair). Vw of america hasn't provided me clear answers to my questions stated below (see attached letter dated february 13 2021, that i sent to vw of america raising these concerns): i) would this suction pump that failed and which was manufactured on 15. 08. 15 will have the fix for the issue identified in 20y6? Ii) what was the manufacturing date of the suction pump originally installed on my vehicle before the recall repair was performed? Vw of america replied to me on february 15 2021 stating that they won't help me with this repair as the part was out of warranty. However, they didn't provide me answers to the specific questions i raised. If the recall repair was not done properly, isn't vw still responsibile to fix the issue that my vehicle suffered and i would also like them to provide me clear answers to the above two questions.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18090
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	3VW4T7AU4GMXXXXXX
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	20/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2016 Volkswagen GTI Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen GTI Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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