Volkswagen was forced to pull out more than 200,000 Jetta Sedans in the United States because of a major issue. The cars are suffering from fuel leaks, which can cause fires.

VW Pulls Out More Than 200,000 Jetta Sedans Because of Fuel Leaks That Can Cause Fires
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A Volkswagen Jetta is offered for sale at a dealership on September 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Volkswagen of installing software on nearly 500,000 diesel cars in the U.S. to evade federal emission regulations. The cars in question are 2009-14 Jetta, Beetle, and Golf, the 2014-15 Passat and the 2009-15 Audi A3.

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According to the Independent UK's latest report, VW's recall covers certain cars from 2016 through 2018 model years. In the document posted by the U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday, Oct. 28, VW said that the bolts holding some high-pressure tubing can come loose as time goes by.

This could allow the car's fuel to escape, increasing the risk of a fire accident, which is why the company had to recall the Jetta Sedans. What's bad about this is that the German automaker doesn't have any solutions yet to fix the issue.

Jetta Sedans' leakage hasn't caused any fires yet

Although the company hasn't provided any updates yet regarding the fix, the German automaker said that it will notify the owners around Dec. 20. The cars that are affected have 1.4-liter engines from June 18, 2015, to December 9, 2017.

VW Pulls Out More Than 200,000 Jetta Sedans Because of Fuel Leaks That Can Cause Fires
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A logo is displayed on the back of a brand new Volkswagen Jetta at a Volkswagen dealership on March 28, 2011 in San Rafael, California. Volkswagen of America announced today that they are recalling close to 71,000 new 2011 Jetta sedans for a potential problem with wiring that could cause the car to shut off when the horn is used.

U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration's document said that the fuel leaks had not caused any fire accidents yet. However, there are unspecified numbers of reports saying that the owners see fuel leaking from the engine compartment or smell a fuel odor.

VW hasn't provided any comments yet regarding the Jetta Sedans' issue.

VW ID.3 suffers from battery issue

On the other hand, another Volkswagen vehicle is suffering from a battery issue. According to Inside EVs' latest report, some Volkswagen ID.3 owners report that their cars' batteries die when left standing for a couple of days.

This issue created a negative impression since the automakers either do not answer the queries or take a long time to respond. It was stated that there are atleast 30 vehicles that are having the said issue. An ID.3 owner named Christian Stadler said that the problem could be caused by a bus, which is an internal communications network device.

He said that it is the one that drains the energy from the 12V battery. As of the moment, VW hasn't released any updates yet regarding the battery issue.

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