Fuel Tank Flap In Locked Position

2013 Volkswagen Passat

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Volkswagen dealer.

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
35,250 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace fuel tank (1 reports)
2013 Volkswagen Passat fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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2013 Volkswagen Passat Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 082014

Passat SE Tdi

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,213 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

IT took VW and the dealership over a month to decide on the correct fix for this problem. They had to replace the entire fuel tank because the internal "flap" was stuck closed. The "flap" is used to prevent someone from putting gas into a diesel fuel tank.

- dirtyohdiesel, Sylvania, OH, US

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