I’ve been balls deep in VW’s for years and never seen this problem. Thanks for posting. I would change the title so VW owners can find the video.

The exact same thing just happened to me and my 2016 gti at 51k miles. My car was not on the 20y6 recall but I was so happy when they told me it was still under warranty

I have a 2018 MK7.5 GTI. At ~39K miles, this past March, my car started leaking fuel from the EVAP canister while driving with my family. Had about 6-8 gallons leak onto the hot exhaust and the entire car filled with fuel fumes while my wife and 1 year old were riding with me. Scrambled to get them out of the car without igniting it and had it towed to the nearest dealership. After a week and no diagnosis, I went to the dealership, presented them with my research and helped them identify the problem. Called VW Cares and reported the safety issue I had with my family. Only at this point did things begin moving. Got a free rental and the EVAP canister and fuel tank had to be replaced--all covered under warranty. 2 weeks ago I was on a road trip, 400 miles from home, and I started experiencing some choking, stalling and poor idling. I got stranded in the Eastern Sierras for hours waiting for a tow truck and had to get my car towed 200 miles to the nearest dealership after it failed to start (had to get my insurance to tow, VW would not as it was past 36K miles). Dealership discovered that a line from the pump to the suction pump was disconnected. Spent hundreds of dollars in lodging, fuel lost days of my vacation, and lost work, and a family member had to drive 400 miles to pick up me and my belongings. Again, repairs were covered under warranty, but my car was nearly 400 miles from my home. And again, I called VW Cares and spent 2 weeks arguing with them about why I think they should tow my car to my home. After 2 weeks, I bought a plane ticket so I could pick up the vehicle and sent them the invoice. The next morning, today, it showed up at my nearest dealership. I requested buy-back documents. First and last VW. In nearly 25 years of driving and 5 cars, I have never been left on the side of the road. I have lost faith in the car, the brand and their service. Was considering a Porsche in a couple of years, but anything under the VW umbrella is dead to me now.

Thanks for the dealership (Hendrick VW Frisco) recommendation! We do our best to make sure we provide nothing but great service!

I had to replace mine at 15k. It was all covered under warranty. I didn't have to pay any deductible and they gave me a Passat to scoot around in during the repair time. No issues since then sitting at 50k now.

Wow, super glad you got that under warranty. My Mk7 is used and has over 100k on it, so things like this scare the hell out of me. Thanks for posting!

I have heard of this issue with other brands of cars. Happened on my Mom's Lexus IS300. Dealer told my folks it is caused by overfilling your gas tank. So when you fill your gas tank up and it stops, don't keep on clicking trying to get that extra gallon in. It messes things up. Ended up costing my folks $1500 to fix. This was on her 2001 IS300 she bought new in 2001. Still has it and loves it to this day 😎

GTI 2020 MK7.5 owner over here! Not gonna lie my jaw dropped watching liquid come back OUT of the gas hole - praying for you my man 🙏🏽 Also, been watching the channel for about 3 months now and love your content. Definitely need more!

yep unfortunately, my 2015 gti is also having the same problem. I saw they had the recall and thought it would all be fixed but nope. Still can’t add fuel and it’s starting to leak from the back. So it’s seems like my only option is to replace all the things mentioned in the video *sigh* or drain charcoal canister like others are saying… really sucks.

The same issue just happened with my daughter's 2018 GTI with 31,000 miles. The dealership is replacing fuel tank as we speak and for some reason they are not concerned about the evap system. No issues yet on my 2018 S3 with 55,000 miles.

Hey man, you should report it to the national transportation safety board. Provide a link to this video and your paperwork. We need them to force a recall on all MK7s. It is a serious safety hazard if gas is leaking.

wow, this is a weird problem. thanks for documenting it

I'm surprised the recall wasn't performed already. Mine was recalled maybe 3 years ago.

WOW! Mine's an early-build for 2017 (manufactured in July 2016) with no recalls. I wonder if this defect was only in a certain batch? Did they suggest that the tank had been overfilled, causing evap-canister damage? Very interesting. I'm at 133,000 miles and avoid topping-off. Maybe I'm lucky! Also, I'm aware of the VW-haters; they visit my comments section from time to time. They'll be here soon enough. HAHA! Keep up the good work!

Frisco resident here! Hendricks is solid, didn’t buy my e-Golf from them but hope they can service it there.

a3 8v 2017, same problem here, started 4 weeks ago on my way back from a cottage. wasnt able to tank up, 5$ in and fuel was coming out of my reservoir. experience heavy missfires till i got home. left my car park for a week and went on vacation. came back and since ive been able to full up with gas but not without issues. cant go full throttle with the gas pump, need to fill at 50% speed or else the pistol locks up. i feel i have a problem with the suction pump only and pressure is being built while filling up.

Perhaps you might add more detailed information into the video description to help SEO? Folks trying to diagnose this issue may have a hard time finding this video with the current title alone. Just a tip!

I have this same issue right now on my 2016 Golf R. Dealer quoted me 2300 to replace the tank. My warranty expired a few months ago. Still thinking whether I should trade it in or bite the bullet and fix it.

Oh, the noises at 2:20 ... Gotta call her again :D

Super weird. I have a '17 gti with a "small evap leak" for almost 2 years and it's always able to get fueled

I just got this issue with my 2017 gti. Yep, 3k to replace the tank.

The EXACT same thing happened to my '17 GTI SE/PP... except mine was out of warranty. It was in the shop for nearly 3 weeks (no loaner offered) and cost $2,800 to repair!!! - To say the experience left a bad taste in my mouth would really be understating the situation.. oh, and don't ask me about the clutch that started slipping at 18k that I just had to replace to the tune of $1700!! This is my 21st VW to own, and it'll very likely be my last.

ive got a 2012 out of warrenty and this just happend to mine, bill came out to 2800 for the job

This is happening to me right now as well and I'm pissed. First i went down to the dealership because it wasn't filling and a slight leak. They replaced the canister and valve, not the tank. I drove it home and on the way it started pouring out fuel. I had to be towed back to the dealership and now they are trying to charge me $3900 after I paid $1800 the first time!!!!!!!!!!!

The only thing for me so far is this creaking when ever I let off the break from stop. More noticeable in warm weather. Could be my ie intake cause it started after I put that in but I haven't checked yet lol

Man would you have the info on the recall cause I have a 17 as well although not an autobahn I would assume it’s the same tank. *Also I looked up my vin and nothing came up.

that should be covered under emissions warranty and that is 8 years 80k miles just fyi

My 2017 GTI with 56k miles just started doing the exact same thing!

2016 GTI here with this exact same issue, fuel tank and evap canister vent lines plugged. I bought it brand new and it had 52k miles when it failed. Out of warranty cost is $3,200. I ended up paying $1,300 out of pocket after reaching to VW corporate to get a goodwill warranty discount. I think this type of failure is unusual for such a low mileage vehicle and $3,200 is a lot of fkn money. I'm hoping there's a recall one day and I can get reimbursed.

so u were the guy asking the questions in the fb group. glad i stumbled on your page

Yo, had the same issue happen to me this week. My 2017 started misfiring on my drive home from work and would die at stops. When i got home it was leaking gas out of the rear passenger side. Unfortunately I'm out of warranty and the 2017 isn't covered in the recall so I ordered the suction pump from ECS (30$) and replaced it myself. Now the only issue I'm having is not being able to fill up my tank completely. Might have to remove the charcoal canister and drain it out

I just had my first issue with my 19. Right strut mount. I thought it was the steering rack.

I had gasoline leak too but not like that in your video man..mines leak underneath good thing i just got home from gast station when it happened. Crazy shit! Foreals! Got a bit broke i paid for that one car part becoz they said its not covered of warranty.

Remember when manufacture's warranty work didn't have a deductible? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Can I use parts of this video with credit given? I am having the same issue and want to document it

THE FORBIDDEN GATORAIDE

my only issue with mine was my Water pump but that's vw's failt for trying to save money on their shitty plastic internals!!

Good video. Could have been 11 minutes shorter but it is what it is.

You should've shown the replacement parts, I cringe when I saw that oil coming back out of your car. If the mail culprit was just the Evap getting clogged, I guess the gas tank didnt need to be replace, other than just clearing up the fuel lines and all. Glad its all fixed up and under the warranty! Paying fully for the fix would've been a headache I'm sure. 😉

Great job

out of curiosity... to all those in here who have had the same problem with GTI's or other VW / Audi vehicles.. what type of fuel were y'all using? My MK7 says it can use Reg or Premium. So I would go back and forth between the 2... after mine gets fixed I am going to do strictly Premium.. and from Exxon or Chevron.. and see what happens going forward. Would really suck if the whole gas tank and other parts need to be replaced every couple of years lol

Hi from Toronto Canada, I am having the same issue with my 2017 GTI ,New tank, evap and lines plus leaking thermostat! I have 79000 km on mine and i had extend warranty up too 76000 km! Now waiting to hear from VW Canada to see if they are going to warranty any of this as this is a real safety problem with this car! I am at a cost right now of $ 6200.00 to do all the work. I have been waiting now almost 3 weeks to hear from VW and so not impressed with them! Has anyone had any luck with them helping out in this situation?

Why did theybreplace the tank if the problem was the evap canister?

Same water pump issue for me at 40k

hello from Ukraine, I have exactly the same problem as you described in your video, can you tell me about the spare parts, which ones I changed. Thanks

So much misinformation in this video, the recall is for the suction pump not the evap canister

When are you going to move on to some 19's? Rots, BBS, APR, TSW

Congratulations on owning a car for a year, this is an attempt to sell you a car.

At the end of the day, there are over 160,000 of these model/years on the road in Canada alone and they pose a very serious potential safety risk (fire) and are costing consumers thousands of dollars. Of course it's unlikely that all of these cars will fail like mine did, but for argument's sake, let's say they did. And for VW mechanics to fix it based on their official system information, it would cost all those 160,000 owners a collective $480 million to have their entire fuel systems replaced. If they admitted they snuck in a faulty part and added these models to their recall, it would cost them around 6 million to repair. So instead of a huge corporation (with a super dirty past) taking the hit on $6 lousy million dollars, they are putting owners at risk of literally catching on fire and collecting an additional nearly $500 million in parts and repair sales. Here you can view the original recall notice that included the older models - static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/RCRIT-16V647-1179.pdf

happening to me right now.. Safety Recall Code: 20Y6 yet my car isnt covered 2016 gti go figure static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/RCRIT-16V647-6323.pdf i am going to try to do this myself without replacing a gas tank...