AUTO BILD Exclusive: New problems at VW - Automakers ignored serious security deficiency
09/25/2015 - 12:45
AUTO BILD Exclusive: New problems at VW - Automakers ignored serious security deficiency
The stainless gas tank of the VW Touran EcoFuel is a huge security risk. At least two cases are known in which the exploded tank. Further text by ots and www.presseportal.de/nr/53065 / The use of this picture is free of charge for editorial purposes. Please quote the source: "ops / AUTO BILD / Lena ...
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Hamburg (ots) - VW Touran EcoFuel tank has rust problems / In at least two cases, the tank / also owners of other natural gas models exploded complain about corrosion problems / Federal Motor Vehicle Office responded hesitantly
After the loss of confidence because of manipulated emission tests VW threatened further trouble. This time, stainless gas tanks the problem: In extreme cases, the vehicles can even explode. At least two serious accidents during fueling of the VW Touran EcoFuel are known: cars were destroyed and people injured, some seriously, when filled with 200 bar pressure gas bottles exploded. As AUTO BILD in its latest edition 39/2015 (EVT: 09/25/2015) reports exclusively knows the manufacturer of the problem: As early as 2012 there were more susceptible to corrosion due to tank the VW Touran (built from 2005 to 2009) a recall action. "Volkswagen claims that they have since improved the paint system" said AUTO BILD editor Matthias Mötsch. "In fact, owners also report much younger Tourans of Gammel-tanks. In addition, the problem occurs in other EcoFuel models of VW."
Unlike, for example in Sweden affected Volkswagen customers in Germany can not expect a free repair. On the contrary, customers have to ask for grace and partly with several 1,000 euros to participate in the repair costs. Also TÜV and DEKRA know the problems, as is apparent from internal documents, present the AUTO BILD.
Meanwhile, the Federal Motor Vehicle Office is in contact with VW. However, both sides want to not comment on the status of the talks. "Stainless natural gas tanks are lethal scrap. How VW withdraws his responsibility, is a scandal," said Matthias Mötsch. "Also, the Federal Motor Vehicle Office responds to passive. Consumer protection is different."
The article "Stainless Gas Tanks - Where is the call?" read in the latest issue 39/2015 of AUTO BILD, which appears on 25 September 2015th AUTO BILD on the Internet: www.autobild.de