After vehicle was parked for a period of one hour driver tried to start it but vehicle would not start. Also, smoke was seen coming from the dash. Vehicle did not catch on fire. Dealer found that there was a malfunction in the wiring under the dash, but was unable to determine the cause.
2001 Volkswagen Beetle electrical complaints
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I bought a vw new beetle in feb 2001. After a year and half, the car began to start roughly and shaky, and with the check engine light flashing at the same time. This phenomenon happened more requently and was getting worse later. The car lost most of it power while driving. So I drove to vw/audi bernadi dealer in natick, ma in september 2002 to have it fixed. It was found out it was caused by an ignition coil failure and it is a known defect. They replaced the bad coil but left the other three untouched. I am very worried about this. I drive through highway to my office everyday. I don't want to stuck in the hightway in the cold wind waiting for a towl truck. My warranty is going to expire soon, and I don't know whether the vw dealer will fix the possible next failure of ignition coil free of charge. Seeing an article from boston globe, I know that I am not alone. Http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/026/auto/no_easy_fix_for_failing_ignition_coils_in_audis_vws+.shtml would you please order vw to recall all the defective ignition coils? Thanks a lot for your time.
I have a 2001 beetle with the 1.8t engine. My car has been disabled twice due to defective coil packs. Research on the vwvortex.com website revealed there is a large history of problems with these coil packs which can fail at any time rendering the vehicle undriveable. There is currently a shortage of this part (part # 06b-905-115-j coil) due to the volume of vehicles that have had this problem. Vwvortex is recommending owners contact the federal safety agency to facilitate a recall of coil packs as vw is unwilling to address the issue at this time. It is a safety issue because they can fail while driving resulting in loss of control of the vehicle.
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