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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1713177
Internal NHTSA #	11384934
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	RABBIT
Model Year	2008
File date	23/12/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Pulled car up to propane display outside of heb grocery store. Once tanks were exchanged, noticed smoke billowing from engine. Turned care off, got out and noticed fire underneath engine. Store employee got hood open, doused fire. Called wrecker to tow car home. On december 25, 2020 neighbor noticed smoke and burning wire smell coming from hood of car. Opened hood disabled battery.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	123984
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUFFMAN, TX
VIN pattern	WVWBA71K38WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
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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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?