{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11542548,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/03/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2023","vin":"3VW217AU8HM","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"While on a road trip we noticed that the car was missing slightly on steep hills, and we attributed it to needing new spark plugs. When we filled with gas later, we noticed it clicking off as full sooner than it should have. The next day we could not get more than a gallon in it, and gas pooled in the neck of the tank and started oozing out around the rear bumper and on to the ground. It was clearly unsafe to drive in that condition. We took it to a nearby mechanic where we were visiting and he diagnosed it as a failed EVAP that he couldn't replace because it's integrated into the tank, and he didn't do that kind of major work on VWs. Found another mechanic and he disassembled the fuel system to discover that the baffles in the gas tank had collapsed, the charcoal filter was destroyed, the fuel pump and simmy valve were broken. All will have to be replaced at a cost of about $4500. (No documentation yet--still in the shop, and I haven't yet been able to get through to VW.) No check engine or warning lights ever came on, and the damage was sudden and instantaneous, with no cause (never been in a wreck in this car, always use factory-recommended fluids and fuel). No mechanical problems until this, and it seems there are many reports of Golfs 2016-2018 having this same problem at 5 years, so it's clearly a defect. This needs to be a recall! Thanks.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2017","productMake":"VOLKSWAGEN","productModel":"GOLF","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc."}]}]}