Volkswagen / Eurovan / 1993
1993 Volkswagen Eurovan problems
Owners have filed 101 complaints about the 1993 Volkswagen Eurovan with NHTSA. Fuel system, gasoline accounts for 43.6% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 10.9%.
Complaints101
Crashes6
Fires13
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel system, gasoline 43.6% · 44
Engine and engine cooling 10.9% · 11
Electrical system 7.9% · 8
Steering 6.9% · 7
Power train 5.0% · 5
Equipment 4.0% · 4
Fuel system, other 4.0% · 4
Visibility 3.0% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 13 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 131,000 miles.
In owners' own words
This is an addendum to the earlier voq I posted on 9/10/99. Eurovans were recalled in canada for the very same fuel leak problem - canadian recall # 1994072. The recall is in 1994, therefore vw would not have had any notice of the problem until 1994, after the 1993 model year production had ended. The fuel systems between 1992 canadian and 1993 us eurovans are identical, therefore the problem is common to both. Fuel system, gasoline
Significant fuel line leak occurred without apparent cause at junction of plastic fuel line from tank to rubber hose. Leaked from unadjustable compression fitting used to seal rubber hose to plastic line immediately above distributor. Extreme fire hazard. I have replaced rubber fuel injection hose and used adjustable clamps. Should be a recall because of the fire hazard. Fuel system, gasoline
Fuel line leak. Gas fumes in driver's compartment for 6 months before university Volkswagen repaired. They couldn't diagnose. I finally took them a copy of a posting from a Eurovan list on the web which described the problem in detail. Uvw replaced the bad clamps/hoses immediately then. Apparently engine fires have ocurred as a result of this problem. Fuel system, gasoline
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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