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2014 Volkswagen Cc Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Nov 5, 2024
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
16%
of 80 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Volkswagen Cc submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Nov 5, 2024

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11623660
Incident
Sep 28, 2024
AirbagsElectricalFuel system
Filed Aug 7, 2018

TAKATA RECALL ON NOVEMBER 11, 2017, I TOOK MY CAR TO TONY VOLKSWAGEN IN WAIPAHU, HAWAII TO REPLACE THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. IT TOOK ONE WHOLE YEAR FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THE PART AND GET BACK TO ME. TERRIBLE SERVICE. ON AUGUST 3RD, 2018, I RECEIVED A TAKATA RECALL AGAIN SAYING IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE NAME OF THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS 51448 AARON CHAN FROM TONY VOLKSWAGEN IN WAIPAHU HAWAII. THIS IS MY COMPLAINT. IT WAS NEVER REPLACED IN THE FIRST PLACE. UNETHICAL AND FRAUDULENT!!! I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT ALL THIS TIME THINKING IT WAS FIXED.

NHTSA ID
11118211
Incident
Jul 29, 2018
AirbagsDriver assistanceFuel system
Filed Jul 16, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A COUPLE OF TREES IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (DIEHL AUTOMOTIVE, 258 PITTSBURGH RD, BUTLER, PA 16002, 724-282-8898). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 18V148000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID
11111697
Incident
Aug 14, 2017
Mileage
20,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Apr 21, 2018

THE CAR IS STALLING UPON ACCELERATING WHILE IN MOTION AND AT A STOP IT JERKS BACK AND FORTH. THE CAR SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING AND PUTTERS EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID
11089215
Incident
Apr 20, 2018
Fuel system
Filed Apr 9, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED ARCHER VOLKSWAGEN AT 713-272-1700 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11083994
Incident
Oct 31, 2017
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Apr 9, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V148000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. PAUL IMPORTS IN BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V148000 (AIR BAGS) AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE).

NHTSA ID
11083977
Incident
Aug 16, 2017
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 3, 2018

IN FEBRUARY OF 2017, MY VEHICLE STALLED ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHILE IN MOTION AND COMPLETELY DIED, AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DETERMINED SEVERAL PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING MOUNTING, BEARING, C VALVE, AH SEPARATOR, RIBBEDBELT, TENSIONER, C-GASKET, D-GASKET, SEAL RING AND BOLT. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AGAIN IT DIED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, WASHER AND CONTROL UNIT. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE DRIVING FINE THE DAY I LEFT, BUT THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY ADVISED I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I KEPT UP WITH ALL SERVICE AND IN JANUARY OF 2018 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED YET AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION, WITH VEHICLES ALMOST STRIKING ME, AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE PART. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL MARCH 2018 WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IN MOTION. THE DEALERSHIP NOW STATES THE BUSHINGS ARE CRACKED AND DRY ROTTED, AND THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID
11083179
Incident
Mar 31, 2018
Mileage
66,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 16, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HILEY VOLKSWAGEN OF ARLINGTON, 461 E INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TX 76018, (817) 575-6000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11079845
Incident
Mar 16, 2018
Fuel system
Filed Feb 19, 2018

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH A GAS SMELL THAT ARISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR OVER 4 YEARS-- I WAS ENCOURAGE TO CHANGE MY FUEL PUMP BY VW DEALER-- BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS ENCOURAGED TO ONLY PUT PREMIUM GRADE A GAS AND FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS WHICH I DID REPEATEDLY, UNFORTUNATELY THE SMELL WORSENED UNTIL THE DAY I WENT TO REGISTER MY CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK FROM UNDER THE MANIFOLD AND IT WAS A SLOW DRIP THAT WAS EVAPORATING OFF THE ENGINE HEAD. I WAS TOLD THE CAR COULD COMBUST AT ANY TIME. I WENT TO THE NEARER VW AND THE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT FOR YEARS WAS A "FUEL LINE TO HIGH PRESSURE PUMP" $ 399 TOTAL-- I NO LONGER HAVE THIS FUEL SMELL. BUT BASED ON MY RESEARCH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VW'S ALL MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE .THE FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED THE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 20,000 MILES AND THE HOSE GAVE OUT AT 70,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A REPORTABLE INCIDENT FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL.

NHTSA ID
11073568
Incident
Feb 5, 2013
Mileage
20,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 15, 2018

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. MODEL: CC DATE REPORT RECEIVED BY NHTSA: 8/16/2017 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO: 17V509000 SUMMARY: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. (VOLKSWAGEN) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2009-2016 VOLKSWAGEN CC, 2006-2010 PASSAT AND PASSAT WAGON VEHICLES. INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. CONSEQUENCES:IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, THE ENGINE WILL STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY:VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. REMEDY PARTS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. INTERIM NOTICES INFORMING OWNERS OF THE SAFETY RISK WERE MAILED ON OCTOBER 13, 2017. OWNERS WILL RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE WHEN REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-893-5298. VOLKSWAGEN'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 20AE. NOTES:OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA ID
11073137
Incident
Aug 16, 2017
Fuel system
Filed Jan 9, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED NIELLO VOLKSWAGEN AT (916) 482-5790 (2701 ARDEN WAY, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11061501
Incident
Aug 16, 2017
EngineFuel system
Filed Jan 5, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM ELLIS VOLKSWAGEN OF ATLANTA (5901 PEACH ST BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,053.

NHTSA ID
11060837
Incident
Sep 14, 2017
Mileage
47,053 mi
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Nov 7, 2017

17V509 RECALL #. FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGE AND ALREADY HAS. TWICE. AND THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO FIX THIS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY AND TWO MONTHS LATER WAS STRANDED BECAUSE I LOST POWER WHILE STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID
11044381
Incident
Oct 23, 2017
Mileage
32,000 mi

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