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The Volkswagen Group of America issued a voluntary safety recall on 159,884 diesel-powered VW Jetta and Jetta SportWagens manufactured from May 2008 through September 2011, and Golf models built from May 2009 through September 2011, and nearly 9,000 Audi A3 diesel models made from September 2009 through September 2011.
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Tdi Under Investigation Over Fuel Leak Complaints
Federal safety officials are looking into allegations for possible fuel leaks on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine (TDI). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] said that so far, it has received...
- Lamborghini Recalling Murcielago Coupe And Roadster Models Over Fuel Leakage Concerns
Lamborghini issued a recall on a total of 428 examples of the 2007-2008 model year Murcielago Coupe and Roadster models in the United States. The reason? According to the company, the welds holding the fuel pump support inside the fuel tank could detach...
- Mini Recall: 2008 Vw Touareg
Volkswagen USA announced that it is recalling 96 MY 2008 Touareg vehicles this month. According to the German carmaker, a fuel supply line was changed during production which could lead to insufficient sealing of the fuel supply line connector. This condition...
- Chattanooga Police Department's New Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Tdi
Unless you're located in Tennessee, you won't be seeing Volkswagen Jetta SportWagens as Police cars in North America anytime soon. For a few community policing officers in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding Hamilton County, the diesel-powered...
- Top 10 Best-selling European Cars In America - Through September 2010
The lower volume levels at which most luxury automakers play necessitate the acceptance of significant year-over-year percentage changes. Some years, a Germany-based luxury automaker can flaunt huge gains, like Mercedes-Benz's 67.3% improvement in...
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168,000 VW Jetta, VW Golf and Audi A3 Diesel Models Recalled in the U.S. Amidst Fire Concerns
The Volkswagen Group of America issued a voluntary safety recall on 159,884 diesel-powered VW Jetta and Jetta SportWagens manufactured from May 2008 through September 2011, and Golf models built from May 2009 through September 2011, and nearly 9,000 Audi A3 diesel models made from September 2009 through September 2011.
All the aforementioned vehicles are equipped with the German group's 2.0-liter TDi diesel engine. The company said that certain vibrations could potentially result in a fuel line cracking. The defect could cause a fuel leak, which in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a fire.
Read more »- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Tdi Under Investigation Over Fuel Leak Complaints
Federal safety officials are looking into allegations for possible fuel leaks on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine (TDI). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] said that so far, it has received...
- Lamborghini Recalling Murcielago Coupe And Roadster Models Over Fuel Leakage Concerns
Lamborghini issued a recall on a total of 428 examples of the 2007-2008 model year Murcielago Coupe and Roadster models in the United States. The reason? According to the company, the welds holding the fuel pump support inside the fuel tank could detach...
- Mini Recall: 2008 Vw Touareg
Volkswagen USA announced that it is recalling 96 MY 2008 Touareg vehicles this month. According to the German carmaker, a fuel supply line was changed during production which could lead to insufficient sealing of the fuel supply line connector. This condition...
- Chattanooga Police Department's New Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Tdi
Unless you're located in Tennessee, you won't be seeing Volkswagen Jetta SportWagens as Police cars in North America anytime soon. For a few community policing officers in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding Hamilton County, the diesel-powered...
- Top 10 Best-selling European Cars In America - Through September 2010
The lower volume levels at which most luxury automakers play necessitate the acceptance of significant year-over-year percentage changes. Some years, a Germany-based luxury automaker can flaunt huge gains, like Mercedes-Benz's 67.3% improvement in...