# 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `824833` · 2010-11-09 · 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:** FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE   NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE10027    1.AT ABOUT 2:45 IN CVS  2.WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES  3.I WAS PAGED BY IDENTIFICATION OF MY CAR  4.ADVISED CAR ON FIRE  5.A MAN IN A DEFFENBAUGH UNIFORM WAS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR  6.THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS AGGRAVATING THE FLAMES  7.I ADVISED HIM TO STAND BACK  8.I ASKED IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CALLED  9.A CVS EMPLOYEE DID CONTACT FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO TIMES  10.CVS PHARMACY EMPLOYEE CAME OUT ' HER CAR WAS PARKED TWO SPACES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR  11.THE MAN FROM DEFFENBAUGH MOVED HER CAR  12.AN OLDER MAN APPROACHED MAN AND SAID THAT HE WAS THE ONE WHO REPORTED THE FIRE  13.HE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAT TO ENTER THE STORE AND SPARKS WHERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD  14.THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY  15.WHAT LOOKED TO BE LIKE CARD BOARD SUBSTANCE WAS FALLING TO THE GROUND TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR  16.THE PRODUCT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAME.  CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *TR
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