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Volkswagen is recalling 168 000 diesel vehicles because of concern that fuel-injector leaks could start an engine fire.
According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the German automakers said the recall would involve 2009-12 VW Jetta, Jetta SportWagen and Golf units The engine affected is the German automaker’s 2.0 TDI, also used in Audi’s A3.
The recall includes 161 144 VW's and 7131 Audis. No fires, crashes or injuries have been reported.
FAULTY MATERIAL
VW said 20% of vehicles recalled had fuel-injection lines with potentially faulty material. The automaker said one supplier used a faulty part in assembling fuel-injectors and the failures only related to one of four injector lines.
The company began investigating the issue in March 2010 after a warranty return due to a single fuel leaks report. The German automaker did not discover the cause of the leaks but plans to notify dealers and owners in November.
In February 2011, the NHTSA investigated the 2009-10 diesel VW Jetta, Golf and Audi A3 models after it received 160 complaints and field reports alleging incidents of engine stall and/or loss of power. The problems appeared to be related to high-pressure fuel-pump failures.
VW believes the problem is caused by contaminated diesel fuel or the use of the wrong fuel.
Wheels24 contacted Volkswagen SA, which replied: "VWSA has evaluated the effect on cars sold in South Africa and fewer than 200 could be affected. As a precaution,, affected customers will be contacted directly to take their vehicle for a check at their nearest dealer."
According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the German automakers said the recall would involve 2009-12 VW Jetta, Jetta SportWagen and Golf units The engine affected is the German automaker’s 2.0 TDI, also used in Audi’s A3.
The recall includes 161 144 VW's and 7131 Audis. No fires, crashes or injuries have been reported.
FAULTY MATERIAL
VW said 20% of vehicles recalled had fuel-injection lines with potentially faulty material. The automaker said one supplier used a faulty part in assembling fuel-injectors and the failures only related to one of four injector lines.
The company began investigating the issue in March 2010 after a warranty return due to a single fuel leaks report. The German automaker did not discover the cause of the leaks but plans to notify dealers and owners in November.
In February 2011, the NHTSA investigated the 2009-10 diesel VW Jetta, Golf and Audi A3 models after it received 160 complaints and field reports alleging incidents of engine stall and/or loss of power. The problems appeared to be related to high-pressure fuel-pump failures.
VW believes the problem is caused by contaminated diesel fuel or the use of the wrong fuel.
Wheels24 contacted Volkswagen SA, which replied: "VWSA has evaluated the effect on cars sold in South Africa and fewer than 200 could be affected. As a precaution,, affected customers will be contacted directly to take their vehicle for a check at their nearest dealer."