Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen passat. The contact was driving 70 MPH when the vehicle began to shake abnormally and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle independently decelerated from 70 MPH to 20 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the ignition coil spring failed. The coil springs and spark plugs were replaced at the contact's expense. The contact stated this was the fifth time the ignition coil springs failed. The vehicle was not under recall and the manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 161,000.
2002 Volkswagen Passat: broken coil spring
5 of the 636 complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
Broken left front suspension coil spring - spontaneously broken - car left undriven in closed private garage for ~2 weeks, found after ~2 weeks listing at left front corner with left front coil spring broken.
Vehicle hesitated to start,when it finally started, there was a loud noise. Dealership indicated that 1 of the ignition coil spring had went bad. They replaced it, then the another 3 went bad. Ph
2 ignition coil springs failed, causing vehicle to lose power/stall. Ts....
Consumer was pulling out there driveway, and vehicle started hesitating to accelerated, and the mil(malfunction indicator light) came on. The dealership indicated that one of ignition coil spring had broke. Please provide more details. Ts
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 2002 Volkswagen Passat?
5 of 636 owner complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat (1%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Volkswagen Passat?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Volkswagen Passat
Check engine light 73Loss of power 48Fire or smoke 41Stalling 38ABS 30Headlights 26Fuel leak 22Engine failure 19Misfire 17Brake failure 14Fuel smell 13Water leak 13Jerking 11Fuel pump 9Wipers 8Adaptive cruise 7Door locks 7Won't start 7Tire blowout 6Grinding brakes 5
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