NHTSA Complaint #10047670 — 1987 VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO

MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING GAS RECENTLY. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I COULD SEE (AND I HAVE WITNESSES) THAT GAS IS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP. I FOUND OUT FROM SPEAKING TO SCIROCCO OWNERS ONLINE THAT MANY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SHOWED ME THE RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE GAS TANK LISTED ON NHTSA.DOT.GOV. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A VOLKSWAGEN (VW) DEALER TO INSPECT IT. RICH AT THE VW DEALER IN BURLINGTON, NJ LOOKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR SAID "THE LEAK COULD BE FROM ANYWHERE SINCE I SEE RUST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM, BUT I REPLACE EVERYTHING UNDER THE CAR FOR $2100. I THEN NOTIFIED VW USA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL AND ASKED THEM TO REMOVE AND TEST THE GAS TANK FOR LEAKAGE. VW USA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RECALL CAMPAIGN ON MY VEHICLE, AND THEY REFUSE TO REMOVE AND TEST THE GAS TANK FOR LEAKAGE, AND REPLACEMENT!! PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE THE MEMO THAT VA SENT TO DEALERSHIPS IN 1991, AND IT CLEARLY STATES WHAT MUST BE DONE TO TEST AND REPLACE THE GAS TANK. IT INCLUDES REMOVING THE TANK TO TEST IT AND ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT MUST BE INSTALLED WITH THIS JOB. I WILL BE GLAD TO FAX IT TO YOU FOR YOUR RECORDS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT VW USA DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM/RECALL AND WILL NOT EVEN REMOVE, TEST AND REPLACE THE GAS TANK, AND I AM IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH GAS LEAKING. MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE OR EXPLODE. I NEED HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. PLEASE HELP ! *LA