NHTSA Complaint #11185905 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THE EPC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THIRTY MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO PIAZZA VOLKSWAGEN OF ARDMORE (150 W LANCASTER AVE, ARDMORE, PA 19003, (610) 896-8600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.