1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN Recalls, Complaints & Safety

FUEL LINE LEAKS AND LEARNT THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA WITH OWNERS COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUES. DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE ON ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY LOOSE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PAN, WHICH SUPPORTED THE ENGINE, FELL ONTO THE STREET AND DRAGGED ON THE GROUND. AN ENGINE BRACKET, TO WHICH THE ENGINE IS BOLTED, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AWAITING THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE PARTS WOULD COST $450; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR SHOP IS GIVING HIM A DISCOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200000. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL# 00V039000, REPLACING PART NUMBER 701201363E FUEL LINE, FEED AND PART NUMBER 701201363C FUEL LINE, RETURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 1995 HAS THE SAME PARTS ON IT, BUT ARE NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AS OF YET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD RECALL THE 1995 AND ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE USING THESE PARTS. THE CONTACT WANTS TO GET HIS 1995 REPAIRED BUT VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT SELL HIM THE PART.

DT: CONTACT STATES A 1993 EURO VAN VOLKSWAGEN BURNED WHILE DRIVING. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO ONGOING INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE.*AK

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WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL FAILED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT RECALL 94V058000 APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL FAILED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT RECALL 94V058000 APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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FUEL/TEMPERATURE GAUGE ONLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $700.00 TO REPLACE AT DEALER SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT I KNOW OF THREE OTHER VW EUROVANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I JUST FOUND AN ARTICLE STATING THAT REPLACEMENT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE EXISTING BOARD HAS TO BE SOLDERED. I THINK VW SHOULD COVER THIS AS IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL CONCERNED TO TRAVEL WITHOUT KNOWING THE CAR TEMPERATURE OR HOW MUCH FUEL THERE IS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CLUTCH WENT OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSS ACCELERATION. PH CLUTCH FAILED AT 22921, 61346 AND 80660 MILES. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDED GRINDING NOISE, NO SHIFT ENGAGEMENT. WORN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SHIFT RELAY BUSHING REPLACED. *TT

VOLKSWAGEN ISSUED A RECALL FOR REPLACING THE CRIMPED FUEL LINE FITTINGS AT THE UPPER END OF THE FUEL LINES (VW CAMPAIGN UN) ALREADY. THE FAILED FITTINGS ON MY VEHICLE ARE AT THE LOWER END OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM - WHEN "COLD" THE. *AK

RECALL 00 V039 000. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES NOT RESPONDING, WHEN CONSUMER WENT OT TEST GAUGES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN INTO THE GARAGE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION (NO CLUTACH SAFETY SWITCH) ALLOWS FOR ACCELERATION WITHOUT ENGAGMENT OF THE CLUTCH. *YH

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INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES NOT RESPONDING, WHEN CONSUMER WENT OT TEST GAUGES THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FIRST GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN INTO THE GARAGE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE DESIGN OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION (NO CLUTACH SAFETY SWITCH) ALLOWS FOR ACCELERATION WITHOUT ENGAGMENT OF THE CLUTCH. *YH

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CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SHE HAD THE WINDOW ROLLED UP, AND SHE STARTED FEELING SICK. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD AREA. CONSUMER WENT TO GET HER HUSBAND, AND WHEN SHE RETURNED VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL LINE FAILED (00V-039). CUSTOMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. *YH

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CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SHE HAD THE WINDOW ROLLED UP, AND SHE STARTED FEELING SICK. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD AREA. CONSUMER WENT TO GET HER HUSBAND, AND WHEN SHE RETURNED VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE FUEL LINE FAILED (00V-039). CUSTOMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. *YH

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RECALL 00V039000 VW/ FUEL LEAKAGE; VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WILL NOT PAY THE FULL PRICE OF CORRECTING RECALL CAMPAIGN. VOLKSWAGEN WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY OVER $900.00 IN LABOR CHARGES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A RECALL ON FUEL LINES WAS ISSUED IN MARCH OR APRIL. UP TO THIS DATE VWOA REFUSES TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD TWO APPOINTMENTS WITH A DEALER (AFTER VWOA AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OVER THE PHONE) AND BOTH TIMES I WAS SENT HOME. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOT RECALL. AFTER VWOA CALLED HIM HE CONSENTED TO PERFORMING THE RECALL. AS I PICKED UP THE VAN I RECEIVED A STATEMENT THAT THE LINES WERE PERFORMING ACCORDING TO WV SPECIFICATIONS. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD NOT CHANGED THE LINES. I BELIEVE THEY WERE FRAUDULENT. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE MANAGER HE CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE SECOND TIME HE CLAIMED HIS FACTORY REP DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. THE VW DEALER IN QUESTION IS LAND VW IN DURHAM, NC. THE SERVICE MANAGER IS DAVE WILCOX. HE SIMPLY REFUSES TO FIX THE FUEL LINES. I BELIEVE VWOA IS TRYING TO COVER UP AND STALL. MY LINES ARE LEAKING BUT NOONE WILL FIX THEM. WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT NOT ENFORCE MANDATED RECALLS?? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE VW AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ACTION? HOW MANY EUROVANS HAVE TO GO UP IN FLAMES. I WANTED THE LINES REPLACED BEFORE I DRIVE THE VAN TO IDAHO FROM NC (WE ARE MOVING) BUT THE DEALER REFUSES. MY NEW ADDRESS IS 2062 CASSIA ST, POCATELLO, ID 83201 (NO PHONE, YET--BUT MY EMAIL REMAINS THE SAME). HOPE I GET THERE W/O AN ENGINE FIRE.

NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS, INCLUDING CURRENT, INCLUDING ONES REPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

RECALL 00V039000. NO NOTIFICATION AS REQUIRED. DURING TELEPHONE CALLS, ETC.VW REFUSES TO FIX. *AK

FUEL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE RUBBER FUEL LINE CONNECTORS. REPAIRED TWICE, SECOND REPAIR PAID FOR BY VW. *AK *ML

AFTER STOPPING COULD DETECT THE SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, EVEN WITH THE A/C ON. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A FUEL LINE. *AK

FUEL LINE LEAKS. VW DENIED ANY RECALL DURING SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGES FROM THE FUEL LINE FIXING. REPAIRS WERE DONE BY A DEALER AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 00V039000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

LEAK AT RETURN LINE AND FUEL MANIFOLD. FUEL DRIPPED ON DISTRIBUTOR LOCADED DIRECTLY BELOW. USED HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PREVENT FIRE.*AK

I BELIEVE IT WAS FUEL LINE RELATED AS THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS CENTERED AROUND THE CLUSTER OF FUEL LINES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE, ABOVE THE DISTRIBTOR.

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FUEL LINE FITTINGS OVER ENGINE LEAK GASOLINE, TYPICALLY AS WEATHER TURNS COLDER. ONE THREE PORT FITTING AND TWO CONNECTIONS TO LINES RUNNING TO THE GAS TANK ARE INVOLVED. TRANSPORT CANADA ISSUED RECALL # 1994072 FOR 1992 EUROVANS WHICH HAD IDENTICAL COMPONENTS. THIS ISSUE IS COMMON TO 5 CYL VW EUROVANS AS REPORTED TO THE INTERNET EUROVAN LIST. *AK

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO THE EARLIER VOQ I POSTED ON 9/10/99. EUROVANS WERE RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THE VERY SAME FUEL LEAK PROBLEM - CANADIAN RECALL # 1994072. THE RECALL IS IN 1994, THEREFORE VW WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL 1994, AFTER THE 1993 MODEL YEAR PRODUCTION HAD ENDED. THE FUEL SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1992 CANADIAN AND 1993 US EUROVANS ARE IDENTICAL, THEREFORE THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO BOTH. *AK

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THE FUEL LINE LEAKED AS I STARTED THE CAR. I SMELLED GAS, TURNED IT OFF AND INVESTIGATED. FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FITTING. THE FITTING IS RIGHT ABOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR AND CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. A FIRE WAS LIKELY IF I HAD DRIVEN THE VAN. I REPLACED THE LINE, PAID OUT OF POCKET SINCE VW DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE REPLACED LINE BUT A GAS SMELL PERSISTS AND IS PROBABLY LINKED TO A BAD VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LINES, AS OTHER OWNERS CAN TESTIFY. THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN 10 000 SOLD IN THE US AND A REPORTED 3 HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND I KNOW OF SEVERAL IN CANADA. *AK

THERE IS A GAS LEAK COMING FROM A GAS LINE THAT GOES TO FUEL INJECTION DUE TO A FACTORY MACHINE PRESSURE CLAMP, POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. CLAMP CANNOT BE TIGHTENED, AND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR ARE UNAVAILABLE. *AK

STARTED UP VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SMELLED GAS. OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE LEAKING CRIMP IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR - HENCE A HUGE FIRE HAZARD. *AK

THE PRESSURIZED HOSES THAT CONNECT THE INJECTOR RAILS AND THE COLD START INJECTOR TO THE MAIN (PLASTIC) FUEL SUPPLY LINES PASS DIRECTLY OVER DISTRIBUTOR. EXHAUST FROM RADIATOR COOLING ALSO BLOWS DIRECTLY TO THIS AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OVER TIME / AT AROUND 116K MILES, SAID HOSES HAD HARDENED DEVELOPING A LEAK THAT WAS SQUIRTING FUEL DIRECTLY AT THE DISTRIBUTOR. SINCE ONE OF THE LEAKING HOSES IS FACTORY CRIMPED TO THE FUEL SUPPY LINE, REMOVING IT ONLY SERVED TO FURTHER COMPLICATE THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS. *AK

FIRE HAZARD. SEVERAL VW'S BURND TO THE GROUND. VW WILL NOT RECOGNIZE PROBLEM WITH ORIGINAL FUEL LINE AND CLAMPS! *AK

EVERY EUROVAN OWNER I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM!!!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

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FUEL HOSE & CLAMPS LEAKING IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. MANY OWNERS REPORTING EXACT SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE 6-7 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, SOME HAVE REPORTED FIRES. VW ALSO HAD SAME TROUBLE WITH VW PASSAT WHICH RESULTED IN A RECALL.. COLD WEATHER. 8AK

THE HORNS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND ARE AGAIN NOT WORKING. THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING AND A LOCAL DEALER SAID THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH EUROVANS. THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE ONE TIME AND MELTED THE SERPETINE INTO ALL OF THE ENGINE PULLEYS--COST TO REPAIR $4,000.00. HEADLIGHTS FILLED WITH WATER. REAR HEATER FAN CLANKS LOUDLY. EXCESSIVE NOISE IN VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 94V058000. DEALER HAS NOT HAD PARTS SINCE SEPT. 1999. *AK

PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY EUROVAN OWNERS. WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL LEAKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM UNION OF RUBBER HOSE/HARD PLASTIC LINE SUPPLYING FUEL FROM TANK TO FUEL INJECTORS. LEAK OCCURS AT LOW (15 F) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. FUEL DRIPS IN AREA OF IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR. WAS ALERTED TO POTENTIAL PROBLEM BY POSTINGS FROM OTHER VW EUROVAN OWNERS AND BEGAN CHECKING ENGINE AT START-UP AS WEATHER GOT COLDER. FIRST DETECTED LEAK ON JANUARY 6, 2000 WITH OUTSIDE TEMP APPROX 15 DEGREES F. WILL ATTEMP REPAIR MYSELF, REPLACING CRIMPED FITTING WITH CLAMP. *AK

RAW FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM A "T" FITTING NEAR THE TOP OF THE ENGINE.

PROBLEM IS FUEL LINES LEAKING AFTER NIGHT TIME COLD SOAK-COMMON AMONG 93 EUROVANS. REQUEST NATIONAL RECALL OF EUROVANS TO PREVENT DEATHS FROM VEHICLE FIRES. *AK

PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

CRIMPED FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS AT THE ENGINE LEAKS FUEL. THESE CONNECTIONS ARE DIRECTLY OVER THE IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR AND POSE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS AN IMPROPERLY SIZED METAL CRIMP: EVEN THOUGH THE RUBBER SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ARE DIFFERENT SIZES THEY USE THE SAME SIZE METAL CRIMP. AT LOW TEMPERATURES THE AGE RELATED REDUCTION OF COMPRESSION SET RETENTSION OF THE RUBBER HOSE MATERIAL CAUSES THE HOSE TO LOOSE ITS SEAL AND LEAK FUEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FUEL LINE THAT LEAKED IS THE LOW PRESSURE RETURN LINE, NOT THE HIGH PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE. *AK

SIGNIFICANT FUEL LINE LEAK OCCURRED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE AT JUNCTION OF PLASTIC FUEL LINE FROM TANK TO RUBBER HOSE. LEAKED FROM UNADJUSTABLE COMPRESSION FITTING USED TO SEAL RUBBER HOSE TO PLASTIC LINE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE DISTRIBUTOR. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE REPLACED RUBBER FUEL INJECTION HOSE AND USED ADJUSTABLE CLAMPS. SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD. *AK