# 2000 Volkswagen Passat

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-passat/114371>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, passat\
**Created:** [March 24, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-passat/114371 "2018-03-24T23:30:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![NathanRobinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@NathanRobinson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NathanRobinson)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-passat/114371/1 "2018-03-24T23:30:06Z")

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will banging the tank really work toget my car started again

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-volkswagen-passat/114371/2 "2018-03-25T16:25:18Z")

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If the problem is your fuel pump, it might work temporarily.