Problem with coil packs on 2002 vw jetta 1.8t. Problem is widespread and incapacitates vehicle. Presents a danger to the safety of anyone driving the car on major public highways. Problem is widespread and a manufacturer recall must be made!!!
2002 Volkswagen Jetta engine complaints
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Coilpack failure on the engine. The partial engine failure caused the car to shake violently while driving. It was difficult to bring the car over 25 miles per hour, even on the highway. After a few minutes, the car was smoking and smelled bad. The volkswagen dealer told us that lots of cars, particularly the ones with 1.8t engines, are having this failure. He said that volkswagen is aware of the problem but that the part is on a national backorder. Our car was in the shop for almost three weeks.
While driving at any speed and with no warning engine check light would come on; then, vehicle would shut off. Dealer notified. Ts...
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning, vehicle shut down and wouldn't restart. Please furnish additional information dealer is aware of the problem.
Consumer states the engine does not work,consumer states engine coil is failing. Ts
While driving vehicle at any speed the engine looses power. Took to dealer and dealer states' the emissions coil is defected. Please provide any further information. Ts
While driving the engine light came on and vehicle lost all power. The driver had vehicle towed to the dealership, who indicated that the spark coil had shorted out. This is a common problem per dealership. Ts
On september 30th, I took my jetta in to valenti volkswagen to have a new and updated ecu installed. The unit was in stock, I received a call from rick in parts and made an appointment to come in that day to have it put it. When I arrived, I was told by the technician the ecu in my car had to be sent to volkswagen to be reprogrammed and that I had to get a rental car while the ecu was out. I got a call from service on october 12th letting me know my car was ready to be picked up. When I arrived, I was told my ecu was still at volkswagen being reprogrammed. The service manager was able to get a new and updated ecu in the mean time. I don''t know why they just didn''t install the ecu they had in stock on september 30th. I had to pay a total of 119.88 to enterprise for the rental vehicle. I''ve called in to volkswagen care numerous times regarding this complaint and nothing was resolved. I told the reps I spoke to I wanted an explanation as to why my car was not repaired on the 30th when I brought it in. It took almost two weeks to fix it and I had to pay for the rental car, which was unnecessary. A copy of this has been sent to j.d. Power and associates for their review. Sincerely, robert taylor
Ignition coil packs are faulty on 2002 volkswagens with 1.8t engines. There are four of these parts on each 1.8t engine. This problem causes the engine to misfire to the point of the car will stall and can not be driven. My 2002 jetta 1.8t wagon has been towed to the shop twice in the past month for the same problem. The first time only one coil pack was replaced, leaving three faulty ones still installed. A couple weeks after the first coil pack was replaced another one failed. Currently my car has been in the shop for 15 days waiting on the part to arrive from europe. My car has been in the shop for 19 days total in the past two months. When the part arrives, volkswagen claims they can only replace one damaged coil pack (not all four faulty ones) because the parts are in such high demand. The vw service garage in durham, nc (southern states vw) told me they have 8 cars waiting on these parts to arrive. The national vw customer service center told me vw is replacing only one coil pack per car, trying to get as many cars back on the road as possible, admitting that any of the other original coil packs may fail again at any time. If there are eight cars on the lot in durham, nc there must be hundreds or thousands of vws across the us in garages across the country with this same problem! Vw of america realizes this problem, yet they refuse to do a recall due to limited supply of parts. Meanwhile everyone will be still stuck with a car who's engine may fail at any time due to this faulty engine part! This is a dangerous car to own! Someone needs to put pressure on vw of america to recall all 2002's jetta and beetles with 1.8t engines. Dt
Engine coils fail while driving loss of power dangerous. Vw knows about the problem, refuses to fix all coils, says we have to wait for them to fail that causes accidents. Safety related recall of all coils required. Dt
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