US Volkswagen Jetta Sedans Leaks Fuel, VW Pulls Out More Than 200,000 Due to Fire Risks

Volkswagen was forced to pull out more than 200,000 Jetta Sedans in the United States because of a major issue. The cars are suffering from fuel leaks, which can cause fires.

According to the Independent UK's latest report, VW's recall covers certain cars from 2016 through 2018 model years. In the document posted by the U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday, Oct. 28, VW said that the bolts holding some high-pressure tubing can come loose as time goes by.

This could allow the car's fuel to escape, increasing the risk of a fire accident, which is why the company had to recall the Jetta Sedans. What's bad about this is that the German automaker doesn't have any solutions yet to fix the issue.

Jetta Sedans' leakage hasn't caused any fires yet

Although the company hasn't provided any updates yet regarding the fix, the German automaker said that it will notify the owners around Dec. 20. The cars that are affected have 1.4-liter engines from June 18, 2015, to December 9, 2017.

U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration's document said that the fuel leaks had not caused any fire accidents yet. However, there are unspecified numbers of reports saying that the owners see fuel leaking from the engine compartment or smell a fuel odor.

VW hasn't provided any comments yet regarding the Jetta Sedans' issue.

VW ID.3 suffers from battery issue

On the other hand, another Volkswagen vehicle is suffering from a battery issue. According to Inside EVs' latest report, some Volkswagen ID.3 owners report that their cars' batteries die when left standing for a couple of days.

This issue created a negative impression since the automakers either do not answer the queries or take a long time to respond. It was stated that there are atleast 30 vehicles that are having the said issue. An ID.3 owner named Christian Stadler said that the problem could be caused by a bus, which is an internal communications network device.

He said that it is the one that drains the energy from the 12V battery. As of the moment, VW hasn't released any updates yet regarding the battery issue.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.