3.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,000 miles

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problem #1

Jan 202003

Passat 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 47,000 miles
On January 17 I had work performed for recall 01V157000, which involved replacing the fuel sending unit to prevent the car from running out of gas when the fuel guage indicated a full tank. On January 20, I experienced the very problem that the recall was supposed to correct. I had not previously experineced this problem. I ran out of gas, although the fuel guage showed more than 1/4 tank remaining.

- Belmont, CA, USA

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