2004 Volkswagen Passat fuel system problems
62 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 50 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 fires.
What owners wrote
1. On the evening of friday october 24, 2008 my check engine light began flashing and the car started running rough. 2. On the morning of saturday october 25, 2008 I brought the car to southpoint volkswagen in baton rouge, la. They diagnosed the problem as a faulty #4 engine coil. They replaced the coil, tested the car and returned it to me. The car seemed to function properly and the check engine light remained off. 3.
Leaking at vent/top of gas tank. Exactly the same description of that past heat sheild/vent gas leaking recall from about 10 years ago
Other problems reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- Engine 74 complaints
- Seats 35 complaints
- Transmission 31 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 20 complaints
- Lighting 19 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints