2012 Volkswagen CC Fuel/propulsion System Problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2012 Volkswagen CC, 25% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,600 miles. The words owners use most often: “fuel pump” (59% of reports).
- 58fuel/propulsion system complaints
- 70,600median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 43%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Fuel pump: mentioned in 34 of 58 complaints (59%)
- Control module: mentioned in 12 of 58 complaints (21%)
- Stalled without: mentioned in 8 of 58 complaints (14%)
At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems happen?
Based on 35 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 58 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 1 an injury.
Volkswagen CC fuel/propulsion system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists fuel/propulsion system for the 2012 Volkswagen CC. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Well first off there was a recall on my year make and model but I guess it only lasted like a couple years .so twice already my fuel pump. Has needed to be replaced.which is what the recall was for .so I was driving In the fast lane on the freeway when out of nowhere my car just stalled putting me…
Vehicle stalls when accelerating or traveling at high rates of speed and it will lose power. It bumps and jolts to life. My RPM shoots up and and down. It lags to accelerate when the gas pedal is pressed to accelerate it suddenly jolts. Battery, Epc light, as well as engine light come on…
I have a VW CC 2012 --Vin [XXX]-- I have 87K and since 40K , I am going on my 3rd fuel pump, I only put in Premium gas with a fuel injector cleaner every 6K miles, I am not sure if this warrants investigation but I am putting this out there in case there are similar cars in this class/model…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2012 Volkswagen CCs have fuel/propulsion system problems?
No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about fuel/propulsion system for the 2012 Volkswagen CC (25% of the 230 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Volkswagen CC fuel/propulsion system?
No recall currently lists fuel/propulsion system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,600 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2012 Volkswagen CC?
The most frequent phrase is “fuel pump”, in 34 of 58 complaints, followed by “control module” (12).
Other 2012 Volkswagen CC problems
- Air Bags problems (86)
- Engine problems (64)
See all 2012 Volkswagen CC problems or fuel/propulsion system problems across all CC years.