My speedometer started bouncing up and down. One second it would register 25mph the next it would register 100mph. It would do that frequently. The fuel gauge acted funny as well. It would move left and right. Finally the speedometer stopped working completely. The fuel gauge works ok now. I have read about what the problem is. The coolant migration system is faulty. The coolant bottle leaks fluid onto the electrical wiring harness which in turn acts as a vacuum and the coolant makes its way all the way to the ECM. After it reaches the ECM it makes all the electrical components act funny. This could be dangerous considering it may be the cause of air bag deployment which I have heard. My wiring harness on my coolant does have coolant on it. Which has stopped my speedometer. Thankfully my airbags haven't blown(yet). Please consider this serious issue. Thank you for your time. ~chad~
2001 Volkswagen Jetta electrical complaints
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Since I have had my jetta I have had to keep oil in the trunk because the car burns oil, I was told by the dealer that it is normal for a car to use that much oil, I have had to have the brake switch replaced, the arm rest latch replaced, cd player replaced twice, my passenger rear brake lights burn out regularly (only passenger side), my key in the ignition alarm and lights left on alarm turned and stayed on everytime I drove my car. The dealer's solution to all these problems was to downgrade my car and buy a vw beetle. I purchased a 2002 used beetle - dealer allowed me take car and promised to fix anything on the following monday. There was a light on the dash that was lit up called epc - I asked the dealer what the light was for and they said that the alignment needed to be adjusted no big deal they would fix it when I returned on monday. I drove the car off the lot got about 20 miles for the dealership and the car died on the freeway!!!!! While waiting for the tow truck I read in the car manual that epc stood for electric power control - it said if this light goes on do not attempt to drive - tow to dealership immediately - after that I marched right back to the dealer and got my jetta back - however I still have all of the above problems and few to add to the list defective electric window, noisy brakes when in reverse even after brakes were replaced. I can't wait to turn the piece of @#$%# in to the dealer when my lease is up and walk away - I just feel sorry for the fool they turn around and sell it to!
I have had numerous troubles with the control module having codes in it. Right now, I have a p0411 code, secondary air flow. The ECM has been replaced already, leading me to believe that there's trouble for me down the road!
Vehicle has been serviced a minimum of 20 times for reoccuring problems. Since the vehicle had 800 miles on it, it has had issues running properly. Vehicle has stalled on more than a few occasions, and put both my child and wife in immediate danger. This vehicle is unsafe to drive, by my standards. Here is a small sample of whats been replaced on a 3 year old 40500 mile vehicle: throttle body 4 times secondary air pump 2 times diverter valve 2 times coils 5 times engine wiring harness ABS control unit fuse for secondary airpump ECM 2 times armrest on door 2 times center console armrest 2 times rear brakes under warranty at 10k miles
Ignition coil malfunctioned, but according to the dealership my car is not covered under the vw customer service action replacing ignition coils on other 2001, 2002 jettas. I have different coils? Defective coils are defective coils period! This is a dangerous situation and luckily no one was behind me when it happened.
Problem with vehicle's ignition coils.*mr consumer's vehicle doesn't fall under the recall because the parts were manufactured after the production of her vehicle. Consumer would like to be reimbursed for the repairs. *ph
Brake lights turn on while car is parked and remain on until battery drains. Much as described in the federal safety agency action number ea03002 . This occurred in a 2001 vw jetta. Dealer insisted that offending switch was only covered in vw beetle. Curiously switch was replaced by 1jo945511d.
Consumer states that while driving and with no warning vehicle will stall, and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. The ignition coil has failed. Dealer notified.
At 28,000 miles the electronic odometer has failed. It is not covered under waranty, the repair will cost $500+ and the car true millage unknown.
Jetta 1.8 t 2001 has been in the shop now at least six times to be fixed. Even though coils were replaced, the car continues to shutter and stall at least three days a week. The dealer asked for one more chance to fix the vehicle -- they failed and now are saying I must bring the car in to "prove" the problem. The problem occurs about 70% of the time though so may not display such a problem when and if I do bring it in again. Vw should be professional and deal with this huge national problem better -- they expect consumers to believe that they would spend weeks and loaner cars to fix a problem they never have really experienced. Your consumer is not stupid vw! Thousands of owners will not back down or ho away. I intend to file a lemon law complaint.
Myself and three other passengers were nearly hurt on the highway when my vw started acting up. The check engine light came on and then the power dwindle. It was very scary! Took the vehicle to the dealer and it was found to have a defective ignition coil. I called vw and informed them of this and they said they would review it but couldn't guarantee that they would cover the cost.
2001 vw jetta vr6 - car started shaking a lot upon start up and lost all power when I tried to pull away from an intersection. Was told it was a coil pack that needed to be replaced and that it wasn't covered under the recent vw service bulletin because my coil pack was from a supplier that was experiencing less problems than the ones they are replacing (despite the fact that the part had been on back order for 2 weeks). Their press releases and website say that they are notifying all 2001 and 2002 jetta owners which is not true. My car is a 2001 jetta and I was told that my failure was bad luck and that my car and others like mine would not have the part replaced by vw even though they are replacing the same part from a different supplier in the same year and style vehicle as mine. I believe they should expand their recall/service bulletin to cover a wider range of jettas as it appears to me to be a part problem not a supplier problem. I've also heard (via internet message boards and the service department that I went to) that this a common problem in 2000, 2001, and 2002. This could be very dangerous if it happened when I was pulling onto the merritt parkway or a busy intersection instead of out of my street. The car just bounces forward a little bit, shakes violently, loses almost all power, and dies.
I am not satisfied with my 2001 jetta. One week after I purchased the car in aug 2001 the passenger and driver side seats started to move everytime I stepped on the brake. I took it to the dealership and they said nothing was wrong. A few months later I noticed that floor padding on the back seat area (both sides) started bulging. The dealership indicated that is normal for all 2001 jettas. I have several friends who drives vw and they never had the same problem with their floor paddings. A few months later, the window on the driver side broke. All in all my driver side and passenger side windows have malfunctioned 5 times. In addition to all these problems, the temp gauge also malfunctioned. The temperature gauge would move from extremenme heat temp tocold tem and vice versa. What upset me is that there are two current recalls for 2001 jettas and I havent heard from vw. I wasn't even informed about the window regulator problem.
My 2001 vw jetta just rolled 30000 on the odometer. I have heard that there are problems with the brake pads on the rear of the car. I had to pay $350 to get the pads replaced and get the rotors refinished. I don't drive the car unusually hard and did not expect the brakes to go so quickly. Also, this past winter, all of the spark plugs were shot. This not surprisingly occurred right after the warranty expired. I have had numerous little problems with the car since I bought it. I am leaning toward never looking to purchase a volkswagen again.
Dear sirs: complaint against: volkswagen (vw) of america, rochester hills, mi burlington vw (bvw) and enterprise car rental (ecr), both in burlington, nj. "in order to minimize inconvenience to customers during repair, (vw) will offer alternative transportation at no cost." - from vw website, ignition coil problem. I own a 2001 vw jetta wolfsberg t1.8. Purchased: 8/23/01. Current mileage: 17,200. Warranty: until 8/23/03. On 3/1/03, the 2nd engine malfunction occurred. One ignition coil malfunctioned & the car was towed to vw. When a new coil became available, car was repaired on 3/11/03. Vw allowance for rental cars is $25/day. I couldn't find a rental at this price. Bvw has arrangements w/ ecr (open m-f) next door on rt. 130 -- vw customers can get a car for $25/day. Thought I had insurance through my credit card, so I turned down loss damage waiver ($13/day). Ecr found damage on car. I am uncertain how or when damage occurred. I told them I would call my credit card company, and was told they wouldn't cover me -- I didn't pay for the rental. Why wasn't this made clear at the time of rental by bvw or ecr? I contacted vw to ask them why they don't notify their customers of this pitfall, and they said they should not have to -- vw customer care # 30127362. I have $500 deductible on my insurance, cost of damages to rental $548.90, includes loss of use. I will pay ecr in good faith. Only one coil (of 4) replaced 3/11/03. Another one will likely malfunction, leaving me stranded at any time. Because I had insufficient insurance, I paid $548.90 this time. What will I pay next time? What are my rights in dealing with volkswagen? If parts were readily available on my car, which is under warranty, I would not have had to wait ten days for car repairs. All four ignition coils should have been replaced at one time for my safety. Right now I have a new car that is unreliable.
The AC/heat temperature control panel no longer illuminates.
The coil pack failed on the vehicle, the manufacturer informed consumer only the defective coils would be replaced.
On several occasions, while driving, the check engine soon light came on, the vehicle started to shake and the vehicle had no power. Two of the four ignition coils had failed and were replaced. Consumer felt it would have been more cost effective if all four ignition coils were replaced. However dealership claimed that was against company policy. *tt
This is to lodge a complaint against vw...am forced to drive my 2001 jetta despite the fact that my ignition coils could fail at any time...although it appears vw doesn't want to admit it, this is clearly a safety issue..these cars should be recalled. Ts
Ignition coils on new volkswagen 1.8t motors are horrible. I know it's a nation wide problems, so why hasn't anything been done about it yet!!!!!!!??????? I'm tired of wondering when and where my car will break down... Something needs to happen
The vw jetta 1.8 turbo motor has coil-packs that continually fails. My car is 1.5 years old and has for thru 4 coilpacks. When a coilpack dies, it causes the car to not really run, on 2-3 cyclinders vs 4. . Thus leaving you stranded. I used to work till mid-night and drive 50+ miles each way to work. Due to coil-pack failures I have been left stranded twice after midnight. This is very fustrating. You never know if you car will make it home. Nothing like buying a brand new car, and having more porblems than my used previous car.
Ignition coil failure - the ignition coil in 2001 volkswagon jettas is defective. Vw knows of this problem and have done nothing remedy this problem. There are 4 coil in the car and only one has gone bad, that leave 3 more ready to die. I have lost faith in my car since I know it will fail me soon. Vw shoudl be forced to recall this part and place it with a working part.
Ignition coil failed, causing vehicle to shut down. Please provide any additional information.
Coil pack failure - loss of engine power while driving on interstate.
Just had my coil pack fail on me and will be taking it to the dealer to get replaced.
While traveling on the highway the vehicle started shaking and vibrating without prior warning. Due to the ignition coil. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
When I started the car after a couple of days it was running really rough. Gradually it was losing power and the check engine light started flashing. When I got out of the car the exhaust smelt really bad. When I took it to the dealer the following day, he informed me that it was a ignition coil pack failure and that this problem was really common with the 1.8l turbo engines. He also informed me that there was a national backlog with the part as there had been many failures and that I would have to wait atleast 2-3 weeks before the part would be available. I would consider this failure to be a safety issue because if the car had lost power in a busy road or a freeway it would have created a dangerous situation.
Ignition coil failure, cylinder #3 june 4, 2001 at 6324 mi. Spark plug failure, cylinder #3, january 10, 2002 at 16,245 mi. Ignition coil failure, cylinder #4, april 22, 2002 at 17, 481 mi. Ignition coil failure, cylinder #3, july 10, 2002 at 19,597 mi. Ignition coil failure, cylinder #4, january 14, 2003 at 24,782 mi.
Coil failed on 2001 vw jetta 1.8 t, at 18400 miles,manufacturor defect,vw is having the coil remanufactured. Dealer says part could take up to 2 months because of back orders.this simply states they can't keep up with the supply and demand as so many have to be replaced. Part should be recalled and dealer replace all 4 coils.
Electrical ignition coil failed while traveling in a remote area. Ts
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