1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN Complaints

THE HORNS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES AND ARE AGAIN NOT WORKING. THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING AND A LOCAL DEALER SAID THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH EUROVANS. THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE ONE TIME AND MELTED THE SERPETINE INTO ALL OF THE ENGINE PULLEYS--COST TO REPAIR $4,000.00. HEADLIGHTS FILLED WITH WATER. REAR HEATER FAN CLANKS LOUDLY. EXCESSIVE NOISE IN VEHICLE. *AK

PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY EUROVAN OWNERS. WAS RECALLED IN CANADA. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

FUEL LEAKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM UNION OF RUBBER HOSE/HARD PLASTIC LINE SUPPLYING FUEL FROM TANK TO FUEL INJECTORS. LEAK OCCURS AT LOW (15 F) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. FUEL DRIPS IN AREA OF IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR. WAS ALERTED TO POTENTIAL PROBLEM BY POSTINGS FROM OTHER VW EUROVAN OWNERS AND BEGAN CHECKING ENGINE AT START-UP AS WEATHER GOT COLDER. FIRST DETECTED LEAK ON JANUARY 6, 2000 WITH OUTSIDE TEMP APPROX 15 DEGREES F. WILL ATTEMP REPAIR MYSELF, REPLACING CRIMPED FITTING WITH CLAMP. *AK

PROBLEM IS FUEL LINES LEAKING AFTER NIGHT TIME COLD SOAK-COMMON AMONG 93 EUROVANS. REQUEST NATIONAL RECALL OF EUROVANS TO PREVENT DEATHS FROM VEHICLE FIRES. *AK

CRIMPED FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS AT THE ENGINE LEAKS FUEL. THESE CONNECTIONS ARE DIRECTLY OVER THE IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR AND POSE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS AN IMPROPERLY SIZED METAL CRIMP: EVEN THOUGH THE RUBBER SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ARE DIFFERENT SIZES THEY USE THE SAME SIZE METAL CRIMP. AT LOW TEMPERATURES THE AGE RELATED REDUCTION OF COMPRESSION SET RETENTSION OF THE RUBBER HOSE MATERIAL CAUSES THE HOSE TO LOOSE ITS SEAL AND LEAK FUEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FUEL LINE THAT LEAKED IS THE LOW PRESSURE RETURN LINE, NOT THE HIGH PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE. *AK

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. *AK

STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE HAS OCCURRED ITERMITTENTLY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MORE FREQUENTLY ON VERY COLD DAYS. *AK

TEMPERATURE AT 27F STARTED ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED GAS CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD GAS WAS DRIPPING FROM 2 PLACES ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, SHUTOFF ENGINE. IN LAST FOUR EARS IN COLD TEMPS HAVE SMELLED GAS BUT DRIVEN AND CHECKED ENGINE AFTERWARDS NEVER FOUND ANY DRIPS GUESS BECAUSE HAD DRIED UP. CASUALLY MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IN FOR SERVICE AT BEGINNING OF PROBLEM NOTHING WAS FOUND.TODAY THE FIRST REALLY COLD SNAP THIS YEAR THAT I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I AM CALLING FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT MONDAY 20 DEC 99. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL LINE FITTING LEAKS GASOLINE WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60. THIS FITTING IS LOCATED ABOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR SO THAT GASOLINE DROPS ONTO IT. ONCE ENGINE IS WARM, THE LEAK STOPS. I HAVE READ AT LEAST TWO OTHER SIMILAR INSIDENCES ON A VW EUROVAN/VANAGON NEWSGROUP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DROPPING OFF A CHILD AT SCHOOL ANDCONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD,VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLA WAS TOTALLED. 1ST AND 2ND TIME THEY SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY REPLACED GASKET/SEAL ON THE FUEL TANK. SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED SECTION OF HOSES. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK