Chugging when I put fuel in car and will die

Asked by Amyqueen Mar 10, 2018 at 07:51 PM about the 1999 Volkswagen Passat 4 Dr GLS 1.8T Turbo Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I'm putting fuel in car it will start chugging
and sometimes die and it will not start back up
right away it takes a few tries, what would make
this happen?

5 Answers
34,280

charles answered 6 years ago

Are you putting fuel in it while its running?

1 people found this helpful.
Mark helpful
34,280

charles answered 6 years ago

So you have other issues. Repair the first issue and you won't need to fill up with it running.

1 people found this helpful.
Mark helpful
157,435

Bob answered 6 years ago

Stuck open fuel vapor purge solenoid. This will let fuel vapors into the engine when fuelling.

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

Related Questions

Passat

Looking for a Used Passat in your area?

CarGurus has 4,117 nationwide Passat listings starting at $900.

ZIP:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

1999 Volkswagen Passat

Write a car review

Review another car

Shortcuts

Search Volkswagen Passat Questions

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Deathjam4
    Reputation
    4,460
  • #2
    Chrisand Edwards
    Reputation
    2,630
  • #3
    tenspeed
    Reputation
    2,400
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Volkswagen Jetta
736 Great Deals out of 16,612 listings starting at $1,700
Used Honda Accord
1,537 Great Deals out of 29,298 listings starting at $600
Used Toyota Camry
2,107 Great Deals out of 37,491 listings starting at $575
Used Honda Civic
1,339 Great Deals out of 28,695 listings starting at $600
Used Audi A4
401 Great Deals out of 4,687 listings starting at $1,200
Used BMW 3 Series
1,144 Great Deals out of 13,120 listings starting at $516
Used Chevrolet Malibu
936 Great Deals out of 20,138 listings starting at $700
Used Volkswagen Golf GTI
136 Great Deals out of 3,938 listings starting at $2,995
Used Toyota Corolla
1,634 Great Deals out of 24,668 listings starting at $975
Used Nissan Altima
1,292 Great Deals out of 37,708 listings starting at $918

Used Cars for Sale

2022 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
29 Great Deals out of 224 listings starting at $12,998
2021 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
31 Great Deals out of 448 listings starting at $14,049
2020 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
30 Great Deals out of 431 listings starting at $11,500
2019 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
11 Great Deals out of 125 listings starting at $9,200
2018 Volkswagen Passat For Sale
28 Great Deals out of 368 listings starting at $7,995

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.