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Fuel System, Gasoline
07/26/2013
I WAS DRIVING ACROSS CONNECTICUT ON FRIDAY JUNE 27 2014 ON I-84 (DANBURY TO MASS PIKE), TRAVELING FROM PHILADELPHIA TO BOSTON. AFTER PASSING THROUGH HARTFORD THE ROAD EXPANDS FROM 2 -3 LANES TO 8, I WAS IN LANE 4. THE ROAD WAS GOING TO SPLIT GOING 84 EAST AND 383 SE. 84 WAS STILL 8 LANES WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED - NO GAS WAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I HAD SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER VERY CLOSE BEHIND ME, THE TIME WAS 5:30 - RUSH HOUR, EVERYONE WAS SPEEDING, AND I WAS SHUT DOWN IN LANE 4. AT THIS POINT, THANKFULLY AND MIRACULOUSLY, THE 2 HIGHWAYS SPLIT AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO BUT FALL INTO THE NEWLY CREATED BREAKDOWN LANE; OTHERWISE I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO, NONE, NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE, NO LIGHTS, NO SHAKING, NO ALARM. I CALLED THE STATE POLICE TO GET ME OFF THE HIGHWAY. AS IT WAS FRIDAY EVENING, AAA COULD ONLY TOW ME TO A PEP BOYS AND AS IT WAS 7 PM BY THIS TIME, I HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN A RESIDENCE 6 IN MANCHESTER...
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Fuel System, Gasoline
06/25/2014
THAT THE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL TANK IS DAMAGED CAUSES THE FUEL LEAK. THIS IS RELATED TO THE OLD RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :08V156000 *TR
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Seats
03/02/2014
I STARTED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT. WITHIN 2 MINS, SMOKE STARTED APPEARING ON MY LEFT SIDE. I REALIZED MY SEAT WAS STARTING TO CATCH FIRE, SO I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, MY CLOTHES DID NOT CATCH FIRE. HOWEVER, MY HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE COMPLETE THROUGH THE LEATHER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
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Engine
06/09/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
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Tires, wheels
05/15/2014
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-70 EAST 25 MILES EAST OF DENVER AT MILE MARKER 133, WITH THREE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HEARD A NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND BRAKE WHEN THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SPINNING ME OUT TO THE LEFT ACROSS BOTH TRAFFIC LANES, TOOK ME IN A 360 DEGREE CIRCLE AND THEN INTO THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS ONLY AN INSTANT FROM FIRST NOISE TO BEING SPUN OUT OF CONTROL - NO WARNING. BECAUSE I WAS SPUN OUT TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT HIT BY THE SEMI DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAN AHEAD OF MY CAR FROM THE POINT WHERE I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT REPORT: COLORADO STATE PATROL #[XXX]. OFFICER ON SCENE EXAMINED TIRE AND SAID IT WAS AN "INSTANTANEOUS SEPARATION" OF TREAD FROM SIDEWALL AND POSSIBLY FAULTY TIRE MANUFACTURE. HE ALSO SAID WE SHOULD HAVE ROLLED BUT MY CAR'S LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY SAVED US. WE WERE UNHURT BUT TRAUMATIZED. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED 1-30-14, 3-1/2 MONTHS...
