2017 Volkswagen GTI Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2017 Volkswagen GTI Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1673498
 Internal NHTSA #11338492
 ManufacurerVolkswagen Group of America, Inc.
 BrandVOLKSWAGEN
 ModelGTI
 Model Year2017
 File date05/07/20
 ComponentFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemAt 47,000 miles the vehicle would not allow fuel to be put into the tank. Taken to dealership to be told that the suction pump inside gas tank was over pressurizing the tank causing fuel to shoot out of the gas filling tube. This exact same issues was in the 2015 and 2016 models and recall 20y6 addressed them. Now the 2017 model is doing the same and they are refusing to fix the item under warranty. Leaving these vehicle at high risk of catching fire due to fuel being expelled from the tank when engine is running.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure47000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateCARTHAGE, TX
VIN pattern 3VW4T7AU9HMXXXXXX
 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
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed0
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • 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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