The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration’s Workplace of Defects Investigations (ODI) has closed an investigation right into a gas injector leak difficulty impacting 2018-2020 Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs.
The investigation was opened on March 29, 2021 after allegations that the gas injectors have been leaking gas close to engine compartment elements that function at excessive temperatures. Customers asserted {that a} gas leak, gas odor, and/or illuminated verify engine malfunction indicator gentle was alerting them of the problem.
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Autos that have been investigated included these with VW’s 2.0-liter and three.6-liter VR6 engines. An evaluation from VW concluded that the ‘lengthy’ injectors used on cylinders 1, 3, and 5 of the VR6 require an extension pipe to achieve the cylinders. It was concluded {that a} leak could possibly be triggered by a broken, misaligned, or lacking supporting ring or a broken O-ring.
The German automotive producer later revealed that the overwhelming majority of leaking allegations have been associated to ‘inside’ leaks the place gas might leak into the cylinder, triggering a misfire. Nonetheless, it says that gas wouldn’t enter into the engine compartment and that ‘inside’ leaks pose no unreasonable threat to security.
It was additionally concluded that solely two failures have been reported exterior of the automobile’s guarantee protection interval and that the failure price was roughly 0.8 incidents per thousand autos. There have been no reported fires, crashes, accidents, or fatalities associated to the problem, prompting the ODI to shut its investigation into the problem.
Importantly, the closure of the Preliminary Analysis doesn’t imply {that a} safety-related defect doesn’t exist and the company can take further motion “if warrantied by new circumstances.”
