2003 AUDI RS6 Fuel System Gasoline Problems

2003 AUDI RS6 (A6 4.2 V8 BITURBO) FUEL TANK DEFECT: THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2003 AUDI RS6 SEDAN. AFTER NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR IN MY GARAGE THE MORNING AFTER FILLING UP SAID CAR, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE CAR'S FUEL TANK IS BROKEN AT THE TOP WHERE THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS BONDED TO THE TANK. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM SUCH AS A LEAKING FUEL TANK. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE NOW FOUND THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTS WITH OTHER AUDI A6 BASED MODELS - AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL SAFETY RECALL (08V-157) FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER ONLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH...

AFTER FILING THE GAS TANK THERE IS GAS LEAKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. MECHANIC SUSPECTS THE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAK- THE PLASTIC ROLL OVER VALVE OF THE FUEL TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS FUEL. I AM NOW ON MY 4TH GAS TANK SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR NEW IN JAN/04. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED ON EACH INCIDENT. THE REPAIR IS A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR JOB DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK. MY FIRST REPAIR WAS AT 47K MILES, SECOND REPAIR AT 87K MILES, AND MOST RECENT AT 132K MILES. *TR

I WOULD SMELL FUEL WHENEVER FILLED TANK ABOVE 3/4TH'S. HAD PERSONAL MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, DETERMINED IT WAS THE ROLL OVER VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK. CALLED AUDI OF AMERICA, WHICH STATED VEHICLE WAS STILL COVERED UNDER CPO WARRANTY. BROUGHT TO AUDI DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND RELATED PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI RS6. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE USUALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.