# 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1162302` · 2015-03-03 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
## Narrative
THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS SO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO PURCHASE GAS TO PUT INTO THE CAR. I PUT THE GAS INTO THE CAR. TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT WOULD NOT START. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED BUT I HEARD A LOUD BANG. FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE HOOD. BEFORE I KNEW IT THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE CAR.   *TR
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