| Issue ID | 701385 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10249192 |
| Manufacurer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
| Model | R32 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 20/10/08 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving cross country, at approx 75 mph car began to sputter, hesitate felt like someone turned the thing off, briefly lost power, car regained power, event occurred three or four more times during my trip. During one of these sputtering sequences, i attempted to fill up, thinking i may have picked up some bad gasoline, car would not accept any fuel, even though gauge read just under 3/4 of a tank. Continued driving until veh was under 1/4 tank, pulled off, and filled up with no problems fueling. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11800 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SANTA MARIA, CA |
| VIN pattern | WVWKC71K68WXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 75 |
| 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 |