1987 Volkswagen Cabriolet Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 73%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 170,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the fuel system of the 1987 Volkswagen Cabriolet, 73% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 170,000 miles. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I brought this car to the dealer for work on a leaking fuel tank and after much talking with the dealer and vw of america was able to convince the dealer that the work should be done under a recall (your campaign number either 91v201000 or 94v065000) the dealer also found that the internal fuel pump was bad and it was replaced at my cost. I contacted vw of america and they say that this does not fall under a recall yet I have a campaign number for this very thing that covers a more far reaching number of vehicles (87v053000). …”
NHTSA complaint #713289, filed 1999-10“Consumer had found a crack on fuel tank after smelling fuel, and fuel was leaking from tank. Tank had to be repaired. Currently, consumer had found out about recall 94v065000 which dealt with this particular problem.”
NHTSA complaint #879250, filed 2001-01“The fuel tank has been repaired twice because of leakage. Once in april of 97 and once in august of 97. The fuel tank is being replaced again because of same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #816600, filed 1997-09Related recalls
- 94V065000Apr 8, 1994A crack can develop in the fuel tank adjacent to a seam weld in the rear of the tank.Covers: Volkswagen Cabriolet 1987–1989
- 91V201000Nov 18, 1991A crack can develop in the fuel tank adjacent to a seam weld in the rear of the tank.Covers: Volkswagen Cabriolet 1987–1990, Scirocco 1987–1988
- 87V053000Apr 14, 1987Fuel pump, located inside fuel tank, could seize during high ambient temperatures because of an extreme fine mesh fuel filter restricting the fuel flow.Covers: Volkswagen Cabriolet 1985–1987, Jetta 1985–1987, Golf 1985–1987 +1 more
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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