The coils in the 2002 vw jetta 1.8t engine are failing. When they fail, this creates a saftey issuse with the car stalling. This happens unexpectly without warning, and could happen while traveling in a high speed lane. Over a half million cars are affected by this poorly designed part. An indepth report appeared in the boston sunday globe automotive section (1-26-03) describing the problem we have been experiencing. Vw choses only to fix failed components, not the ones that have not failed. There are four coils on this engine, and the consumer has four chances of being in a accident when the part fails. Vw should replace all four parts of this known problem, and not wait for the accidents to happen.
2002 Volkswagen Jetta electrical complaints
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Coil pack failure on 2002 vw jetta, car failed to make it through an intersection when the problem happened. Almost got into an accident because of this, car has been towed to the dealer and they are only going to replace one and said that the others will fail also
Car lost power and started shaking. It would only go 10 MPH. Took it to the dealer and found two of the ignition coils were broken. Dealer would only fix the broken ones because vw won't fix all four, even though he admitted the others would probably break.
Vw jetta egnition coils - one failed, dealership will not replace them all even though another will likely malfunction. Why is this not a recall, the situation can be dangerous. Does there have to be a fatality for a recall?
Ignition coil pack failed upon initial start up of engine today. This is my third failure to date on a less than 1 year old car. This failure can lead to an accident as you immediately lose the ability to accelerate at anything other than a crawl. We will see fatalities and injuries eventually. Please make vwoa recall all applicable 1.8 liter turbocharged vehicles when the parts aren't on back order
Engine check light flashed soon after vehicle started losing power and jerking. Vehicle was on its fourth repair of ignition coil pack, service done by dealer. Ts.
Ignition-coil problem
Ignition coil failure in 2002 vw jetta 1.8t
While driving one of vehicle's ignition coils failed causing car to stall. The dealer advised consumer 1 more coil out of the four is badly damaged and will soon fail. Dealer will not replace until coil fails. Ts
Vw jetta 1.8t abrupt engine failure stopping car dead in heavy freeway traffic. Was told it was known ignition defect fixed one of four defective "coils". Vwoa would not replace other three and said thay would probably fail also but it is not their problem until it fails. Extremely dangerous! This seems to be widespread throughout audi andvw.
Loss of power....rough idle....check engine light on.....coil pack failure
Bad coils! In october of 2002, my 2002 jetta 1.8t broke down. I was told that coil #3 had burnt out. When I asked the dealer why this occurred, I was told it was a fluke. I had not realized that I had been lied to. On december 24, 2002 my car broke down again. Now coil #4 had burnt out. This time I was told that it is a reoccurring problem in 2002 jettas with 1.8t engines. I asked if all coils could be replaced but was told no. I was told that I just have to wait for my car to break down again and it probably would. Why is there no recall? According o vw, they do not have enough parts to have a recall. This is absurd!
Coil pack failure - this is a widespread problem with newer vw and audi models with the 1.8t engines. While vw says it's not a safety issue - what happens if you're on a highway at 70mph with a truck right behind you and you suddenly stall or lose power? What about turning in front of traffic and losing power or stalling?
Coil failure in 1.8t engine. I have a '02 jetta 1.8t. One of the four ignition coils died while driving. Result was complete loss of power and sudden stop without benefit of brake lights. The car is then undrivable and needs to be towed to a dealer. This is a huge safety issue as had I been merging into traffic or had someone been behind me, this would have caused an accident. Vw acknowledges that there was a faulty design and has since redesigned the part. They also acknowledge that at some point every coil will fail in a simmilar manner. They, however, refuse to replace the other three pre-revision coils with the new part until each of them fails on its own. They further refuse to even sell the part (as it is easily fixed and would keep someone from becoming stranded if they had a spare.) this is absolutely terrible. I will never buy another vw because of they way they have handled this issue. I am afraid to take my car anywhere outside of a few miles because I know that I will end up stranded at least three more times. I did not pay over $20,000 for an unsafe and unreliable car.
2002 vw jetta with 1.8 turbo. Faulty ignition coil requires dealer replacement. 1) part on back-order, so car remains undriveable and in shop for up to 2 weeks. 2) vw policy is to not replace other 3 ignition coils despite known failure rate. Car is under warranty and dealer & vw america admit that part is defective, but car is no longer dependable in light of risk of future coil failure.
The anti-slip resistance light comes on, indicating it's not activated, while driving. Car jolts, which means it does deceleration and sudden acceleration. The battery light comes on while in reverse. Car totally dies when this happens, driver can do nothing except brake, it means not steering at all.
While traveling on the highway without prior warning the vehicle started shaking and vibrating and shut off. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
While driving "check engine" started flashing, and there was a odor coming from the air vents. The dealership indicated after that the number 2 ignition coil had burnt out. A month later the number 1 ignition coil had burnt out. Replaced part on both occasions. Ph
While traveling on the highway the vehicle will shake and vibrate due to the ignition coil spring. Dealer is aware of the problem. Please provide additional information. Ph
Ignition coils of a 2002 vw jetta 1.8t "burned out" according to the dealer. He informed me this is a known and widespread issue. This causes the car to behave irratically, causing my vehicle to lunge forward while idling at a red light, and vibrate violently while driving at 20 MPH on my residential street. After doing research on the internet talkign to the tow truck driver who towed the car to the dealership, and information from the dealership's mechanic, I have found that a large number of other owners have had this same problem with this part. Vw north america will not issue a recall voluntarilly, and this could cause a serious or fatal driving condition if this happens when travelling at highway speeds and the car begins to violently shake and vibrate as it did when I was driving, and I feel that it warrants further investigation by the federal safety agency to see if an across the board recall is necessary to protect both owners of these vehilcles, as well as those who share the road with us. I have been told that due to the large number of people who have had the same problem that voldwagen cannot get enough of these coils to replace in those of us who need them, let alone a recall due to the sheer numbers of people who are breaking down due to this... This really should be looked into before it kills someone .
Coil pack for 2002 volkswagen jetta gli (engine: 24v vr6) went bad. Car no longer able to be driven and is at service dealership for indefinate amount of time because replacement parts on national backorder.
Coil pack failure while accelerating to get onto highway. Seems to be a widespread occurence.
Twice now, a single ignition coil has failed on my 2002 vw jetta 1.8t this results in immediate failure of the car to have sufficient driving power, preventing the car from being driven any further. The company has not recalled them _yet_ however thousands of us are having the same problem. My biggest comliant is that they will only fix one coil at a time, virtually guaranteeing that we will be stranded 2 more times in the next few weeks.
My 2002 vw jetta 1.8t engine started to run rough, check engine light began to blink, and car smelled foul like burning rubber and sulfur. Engine power was significantly reduced. I was in busy traffic, but fortunately, was able to pull over safely. Had car...... Towed to vw dealer. No surprise- faulty ignition coil. Although this is known to be a bad part, dealer stated that vw would not replace all 4 coils, just the bad one, because the computer code only indicated one bad coil. Dealer said that vw doesn't have enough replacement parts to repair all 4. Just waiting for the others to fail...hopefully in a safe location.
On a very cold night, I pulled out of a parking lot as normal when the car loss acceleration and the engine light started flashing. The car was towed to vw dealer for repairs. Vw serviced the car under warranty and replaced the faulty ignition coil. My research of the issue online, however, implies that the remaining original ignition coils in the engine are also likely to fail and vw will not replace them until they actually fail. (http://www.autoweek.com/search/search_display.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_carnews&content_code=08716829&search_typestd&search_id=897428&record=1). Considering this iis a known vulnerability that has occurred in a great number of these cars, I would like to see the car recalled for a more permanent fix. *ph **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**770838
While driving, vehicle shut off without no warning, consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and consumer was informed that the ignition coils were defective. Please provide any further information.
I was 1300 miles from home and 3 hours from the nearest dealership when my coil went out and I had to spend extra time away from home. Car only has 12000 miles and now the dealer tells me the others will go soon.
2002 jetta 1.8 t, start shaking after driving for 5 minutes. Dealer detected as a failed ignition coil problem.
>I have a car problem. I have a 2002 jetta and have made only 9 payments. >> it has been in the shop 2 times in a month, both times it was a "coil" >> problem and 2 coils had to be replaced. I have found out that this is a >> major problem and vw has chosen not to issue a recall on the cars affected by this "coil" problem. I see tons of notes on the internet from people all over the us with the same issue. Some people are having to wait over a month for the part to come in b/c vw cannot make enough, quickly enough. Who should I contact to express my concern and hopefully get a recall issued? I have called vw directly and they just tell me they are sorry >> and offer me 100.00 gift cert for their merchandise. There are 4 coils in >> the engine, so at this point some of us just have to cross our fingers and >> pray we don't break down again, instead of vw just recalling the cars and >> replacing all of the coils at one time, they say they must be broken to be >> fixed.
1 ignition coil on my 2002 1.8t vw jetta wagon failed on saturday 12-19. Car has been towed to the dealership, still awaiting part to arrive!!
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