# 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1407625` · 2017-09-13 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
RECALL NO. 17V509  IN NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, MY CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT. AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN REVERSING, BEFORE CRASHING INTO A BARRIER. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE BARRIER PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING OVER A HILL INTO THE RIVER. ONCE AGAIN A LOCAL DEALERSHIP LATER TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP WAS AT FAULT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2017 THAT I LEARNED OF A RECALL THAT "CAUSE A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE.
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