Flimsy Fuel Filler-Neck Surround - 2014 Volkswagen Passat TSI Long-Term Road Test

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edited June 2014 in Volkswagen
imageFlimsy Fuel Filler-Neck Surround - 2014 Volkswagen Passat TSI Long-Term Road Test

The filler-neck surround on our long-term 2014 Volkswagen Passat TSI isn't made of the same sheet metal as the body, and that's a problem.

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  • diigiidiigii Member Posts: 156

    A friend of mine who works at a VW dealership says the oil pan on new VW's are made of hard plastic with no protective cover, for weight saving reasons. Good luck not missing any metal debris on the freeway.

  • subytrojansubytrojan Member Posts: 120

    It is similar on the Mk VI Golf/GTI.

  • schen72schen72 Member Posts: 433

    My brief experience with a VW New Beetle is that VWs are just not built to last.

  • bolotiboloti Member Posts: 47

    Drive electric - issue avoided... :)

  • 300zx_lover300zx_lover Member Posts: 7

    That is very strange. My brother's Jetta TDI is nothing like that. It just has 600 colorful warnings about accidentally putting gas in it.

  • allthingshondaallthingshonda Member Posts: 878

    @diigii said:
    A friend of mine who works at a VW dealership says the oil pan on new VW's are made of hard plastic with no protective cover, for weight saving reasons. Good luck not missing any metal debris on the freeway.
    This is kinda disturbing. Not really worried about debris hitting it but more about how long the treads in the drain will hold up. Years of removing and replacing the drain plug with plastic threads...oil leak is bound to happen. Any other car makers use plastic oil pans?

  • big_al_62big_al_62 Member Posts: 5

    My wife's 2013 Hyundai Sonata has the same problem during refueling at gas stations. I have to hold the pump to refuel. Very annoying.

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