1993 Volkswagen Passat Fuel system Problems

“Fuel leakage in the engine compartment and noisy fan motor shaft. Found two recalls referring to these two problems. Never received recall letters from manufacturer.”

“The contact owns a 1993 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the fuel leaks at the end of the hose and he smelled gas. The vehicle did not run as effectively when the fuel began leaking. The failure occurred while driving 35 MPH. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 115,000.”

“When decelerating while making a left hand turn the engine would falter and die, often leaving me exposed to oncomming traffic. Once the car had come to a stop it could be restarted and would perform perfectly. This would happen constantly and the dealer was able to confirm it with a road test. The dealer said it was the mass air flow sensor and quoted a price. While calling around for a realistic price I was told the problem sounded like water was in the unit and was shorting things out. I opened the unit and foung a table spoon or so of water sloshing around on the circuit board. …”

“92v05800; when driving vehicle started smoking, and underhood the cables melted, and the hood would not open. Vehicle has extensive damage to front/interior, and motor compartment. Vehicle will be towed back,. Dealer is aware of the problem. Manufacturer contacted, and stated the vehicle does not comply to recall.”

“When getting into the vehicle and driving consumer can smell fumes within the vehicle. When checking out the problem, consumer noticed a fuel leakage coming from the distribution rail near the engine beyound the clamp.”