2002 Volkswagen GTI complaints

PITTING AND CORROSION OCCURRING ON THE RIMS THAT CAME STOCK ON MY 2002 VW GTI 337. THIS CAR WAS A LIMITED EDITION VEHICLE FOR THE USA, WITH ONLY 1500 MADE.FITTING OF RIMS AND BLACK SPOTS ARE NOTED, AS WELL AS WHITISH SPOTS THAT INDICATE CORROSION OF THE UNDERLYING METAL. I WASH THESE RIMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH A NON-ACIDIC WHEEL SHAMPOO, AS WELL AS WAXING THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH WHEEL-SPECIFIC WAX. HOWEVER, AFORMENTIONED CONDITION CONTINUES TO WORSEN. *AK

2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND.*AK

I OWN A 2002 VW GTI 337. THIS WAS A SPECIAL EDITION VW THAT WAS PRODUCED. THERE WERE 1500 MADE FOR THE USA AND 250 MADE FOR CANADA. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED FROM THE FACTORY IN THIS VEHICLE. TWO OF THOSE SPECIAL FEATURES WERE 18INCH BBS RC RIMS, AS WELL AS UPGRADED BRAKES. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES.THE RIMS CAME WITH THE CAR HAVE A SPECIAL LOOK TO THEM. ITS CALLED BALL-PEENED WHICH THEN IS CLEAR COATED OVER TOP TO PROTECT THE RIMS MANY COMPANYS C;EAR COAT RIMS AS A WAY TO GIVE THEM A SHINY FINISH AND TO PROTECT FROM WEAR AND TEAR BETTER. THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM ARISES. THE RIMS THAT WERE PUT ON THE CAR ARE PITTING AND GETTING VERY ROUGH LIKE A SANDPAPER FEELING TO THEM AS WELL AS IN CERTAIN SPOTS SOME SORT OF WHIT SPOTS. THE COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE PADS SEEM TO BE EATING THRU THE FINISH OF THE WHEELS WHICH LEAVES YOU WITH THE ROUGH FEELING ANS WELL AS BLACK BRAKE DUST SPECS EMBEDDED IN THE RIM. AS A CAR ENTHUSIAST MY CAR IS WASHED AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK BY HAND IT HAS NEVER BEEN TO AN AUTOMATED CAR WAS EITHER. NOW I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST SO THE ARGUMENT ABOUT SALT SAND AND ARE WINTERS COULD BE BROUGHT UP AS THE REASON THE RIMS HAVE TURNED OUT THIS WAY. HOWEVER MY CAR IS PUT INTO STORAGE BEFORE THE WINTER AND IS NOT TAKEN OUT UNTIL SPRING TIME THERE FOR NEVER SEEING ANY HARSH CLIMATES OR CHEMICALS. I WASH THE RIMS BY HAND WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER. MY CAR HAS ONLY 5800 MILES ON IT BUT THE RIMS HAVE THE LOOK AND TEXTURE OF ONE THAT HAS HAD A MUCH

THE FINISH OF THE BBS RC WHEELS THAT CAME WITH MY 2002 VW GTI 337 IS PITTING AND CORRODING AWAY. THERE ARE OVER 200 OTHER GTI 337 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DESPITE FREQUENT CLEANING WITH APPROVED CHEMICALS, EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS PITTING INTO THE SPECIAL FINISH OF THE SAID WHEELS AND CAUSING DISCOLORATION AND/OR PEELING OF THE CLEAR COAT ON THE WHEELS.*AK

OEM RIMS ARE PITTING AND CORRODING EVEN THOUGH I TAKE VERY METICULOUS CARE OF THEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL VW GTI 337 EDITION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK

WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN ANY WAY. WHEELS ARE CORRODING ON APPROX. 300 2002 GTI 337 EDITION VEHICLES.*AK

2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING OFF AT CENTER HUB. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND.*AK

2002 GTI-337 25 ANNIV MODEL ALLOY WHEELS DEFFECTIVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FORMING AROUND SPOKES ON THE WHEELS. THE CLEAR COATING IS PEELING OFF AT CENTER HUB. BLACK SPOTS FROM EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST IS IMBEDDED INTO THE FINISH, DESPITE WEEKLY CLEANING BY HAND. *AK

OEM WHEELS HAVE BEGUN TO CORRODE. PRESENCE OF BLACK, ROUGH SPOTTING AND WHITE PEELING ON FINISH OF WHEELS. BELIEVE TO BE DUE TO BRAKE PAD DUST EVEN THOUGH WHEELS HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY HAND AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS ONE PARTICULAR LIMITED EDITION VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, POSSIBLE COIL PACK IN IGNITION FAILURE.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 VW GTI VR6 ON A SEMI-ROUGH SECTION OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN ALASKA AT APPROX. 30-35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE ROAD WAS NO WORSE THAN A MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, THERE WAS NO "CRASH" OR ACCIDENT, AND I DIDN'T HIT A POTHOLE. THE DEALER LOOKED AT MY OTHERWISE MINT CONDITION AND UNDAMAGED CAR AND SAID THAT THE COMPUTER HAD "CRASH DATA" AND POSSIBLE GRAVEL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE (WHICH COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT ANYTIME IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE AS I FREQUENTLY DRIVE ON MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROADS). IT WAS THE TECHNICIAN'S BELIEF THAT THESE MINOR GRAVEL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO RELEASE AND THAT THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS WOULD MOST LIKELY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT WAS VW'S ULTIMATE DECISION. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS MINOR DINGS TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE ARE EXPECTED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WERE STRETCHING IT WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION. VW HEADQUARTERS CAME BACK AND SAID SINCE THERE IS "CRASH DATA" IN THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR HAS SMALL DINGS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT WAS A CRASH. I THINK VW IS MISSING THE POINT BY SAYING THAT SINCE THERE IS "CRASH DATA" IN THE COMPUTER, THE AIRBAGS ARE MY PROBLEM. THE REAL QUESTION IS SHOULD THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS? THE DEALER TECHS SAY NO, MY PASSENGER AND I SAY NO, AND MY INSURANCE AND THEIR INVES

AFTER HITTING A MINOR POTHOLE THE FRONT AIR BAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. *AK *JB

HAD A COIL PACK FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO STALL AND DECREASE IN POWER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 337 EDITION FOR NO READILY APPARENT REASON. THIS LEFT ME WITH A RINGING EAR, SORE SHOULDER, AND IN A VERY SHAKEN STATE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO FOR FACTORY REPAIR AT FIRST AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO INDICATE ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT. TWO DAYS LATER A FACTORY ENGINEER (APPARENTLY FROM VWOA) EXAMINED THE CAR AND FOUND A NICK IN A METAL BEAM. THIS NICK (SMALLER THAN A DIME) IS APPARENTLY WHAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIRS AS THEY ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS NICK. I'M CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM THROUGH THE BBB AUTO LINE. THEY HAVE A PROCESS THROUGH MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY RESOLVE MY SITUATION WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO A LAWSUIT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE REPAIR WITHOUT QUESTION, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *NLM

THE PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED , WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO START IN GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH. WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) *JB THE UNIT FAILURE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO START IN NEUTRAL OR ANY GEAR. SCC

PARK/NEUTRAL SWITCH FAILED ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 VW GTI 1.8T. THE IGNITION COILS HAVE FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE AT 30 MPH. I HESITATE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE FAULTY PARTS( THE PART NUMBER ENDS IN I)IS STILL IN MY CAR. VOLKSWAGEN WILL ONLY REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WHEN THEY BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL MY SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR!*JB

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. WINDOW WAS DOWN AND WHEN THE SWITCH WAS HIT TO BRING IT BACK UP, IT REMAINED DOWN AND MADE AN AWFUL SOUND, AS IF THE GLASS WAS SHREDDING INSIDE. WINDOW HAD TO BE TAPED UP AND DID NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX IT UNTIL 2 WEEKS LATER

I HAVE A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T WITH 4700 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS COMMON COIL PACK FAILURE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. ONE OF MY COIL PACKS WENT WHILE TURNING ONTO MAIN ROAD AND CAUSING MY CAR TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. ON COMING TRAFFIC HAD SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THANKFULLY AN ACCIDENT WAS AVERTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE COIL PACKS ARE FAILING AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS. MAJOR NEWSPAPERS ARE DOING ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED WHILE I WAITED IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND I MISSED WORK. VW WILL ONLY REPLACE BAD COIL PACKS AS THEY FAIL AND MY DEALER ADMITS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE BAD COIL PACK BUT I STILL HAVE 3 THAT ARE GOING TO FAIL AT SOME POINT. CAN YOU IMAGINE LIVING WITH THIS IN YOUR MIND? PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

IGNITION COIL PACK FAILURE

HAD TWO COILS GO OUT ON MY 2002 GTI 1.8T AS I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UN DRIVEABLE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. ONLY THE TWO FAILED COILS WERE REPLACED LEAVING ME TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THE OTHERS WILL FAIL CAUSING MY CAR TO BECOME ONCE AGAIN UN DRIVABLE.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI 1.8T ON JUNE 22, 2002. ON JANUARY 29, 2003 I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT FOR THE #2 IGNITION COIL FAILURE. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR ONLY HAD 10,600 MILES ON IT. NOW, AS I DRIVE DOWN ROUTE 93 FROM NH TO MASS EACH DAY FOR WORK, I BRACE MYSELF FOR THE TIME THAT THE NEXT COIL FAILS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE LOSS IN POWER, TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR CAN STALL. THE CAR BEGINS TO "BUCK" AND STAGGER, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS. AS VOLKSWAGEN IS WELL AWARE, THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE 1.8T ENGINES IN ALL OF THEIR CARS. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE ALL 4 COILS AT ONCE. THEREFORE, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME THAT THIS HAPPENS AGAIN TO MY CAR, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BUYERS THAT HAVE EITHER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ALREADY OR WILL BE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IGNITION COILS AND THE LOSS OF SAFETY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPARABLE LOSS OF POWER. HOPEFULLY, THIS CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER . IT'S THE IGNITION COIL. PH

I HAVE A 2002.5 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1.8T WITH A 4-CYLINDER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE. ALL VW ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED. THE COIL OR COILPACK FAILS DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURE OR DESIGN. IN SOME CASES MULTIPLE CYLINDERS WILL LOOSE POWER. I LOST CYLINDER #1 WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION. I LOST CYLINDER #2 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON SURFACE STREETS. IN BOTH CASES THE SIGNIFICANT LOSE OF HORSEPOWER COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO REMAIN IN AN INTERSECTION LONGER THAN EXPECTED AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VW IS CURRENTLY REPLACING FAILED COILS FREE OF CHARGE AND PROVIDING RENTAL CARS WHEN A REPLACEMENT CANNOT BE PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, VW WILL NOT REPLACE ALL COILS, JUST THOSE THAT FAIL. THIS LEAVES THE OTHERS TO FAIL AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I MUST DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I COULD LOSE POWER FROM ONE OR MORE CYLINDERS AT ANY TIME. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHEN CROSSING ANY INTERSECTION WHERE CROSS-TRAFFIC HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.

WHILE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITH OUT PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

3 IGNITION COILS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE STALLING ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 4 WEEKS FOR REPLACEMENT COILS IN BOTH INCIDENTS. DEALER ADVISER CONSUMER WILL NOT REPLACE REMAINING COILS UNTIL FAILURE. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED MID-OCTOBER 2002. 2ND INCIDENT IN DECEMBER 2002. *AK

VW POLICY ON THERE DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS IS TO REPLACE THE BROKEN COIL WITH A NEW ONE AND SEND THE DRIVER BACK ON THE ROAD WITH 3 DEFECTIVE COILS JUST WAITING TO LEAVE THEM STRANDED. I AM PUSHING FOR A RECALL DO TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE NEAR ABSOLUTE FAILURE OF THE DEFECTIVE "H" COILS AND POSSIBLE COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VECHICLES.

COILPACKS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY LOSE POWER. ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR IS TRYING TO START ITSELF AGAIN WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED.

CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH, SMELLED BAD, AND WAS CONSIDERED UN-DRIVABLE BY MY DEALER. VW TOWED THE CAR IN. IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT ONE COIL PACK HAD FAILED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. I ASKED IF THEY COULD JUST REPLACE ALL 6 OF THE COIL PACKS AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A HISTORY OF THEM FAILING. DEALER SAID VW WOULD NOT APPROVE SUCH A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ACTION. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE IT. I WAS PROVIDED $25/DAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. I'M NOT TOO UPSET WITH THE HANDLING OF THIS ONE INCIDENT, BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE ARGUABLY 5 OTHER 'TIME BOMBS' IN MY CAR WAITING TO FAIL AND LEAVE ME STRANDED IN A MUCH LESS CONVIENENT MANNER THAN THIS FIRST FAILURE. WITH SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OF COIL PACK FAILURES IN VW'S LINE [BOTH THE 1.8TURBO AND THE VR6], I WISH VW WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ONCE THE PART SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE. THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH A CHRONIC WARM-START STALLING ISSUES HAS RESULTED IN ME NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOMMEND VW TO MY PALS.

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER TECHINCIAN NOTICED ENGINE COIL PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

COILPACK FAILURES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. IS VOLKSWAGON WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE UNTIL THEY RECALL THIS? WHILE YOUR AT IT, FIX MY WINDOWS THAT ARE GOING TO BREAK SOON TOO.

ENGINE COIL FAILURE. CAR LOST POWER AND WAS ONLY RUNNING ON 3 OF 4 CYLINDERS.

IGNITION COIL PACK FAILURE, COIL PACK #1 AND #2. FIRST OF TWO DIFFERNENT OCCASIONS.

VW OF AMERICAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE ALL COILPACKS ON THEIR 1.8T AND 24V VR6 ENGINES. IF YOU VISIT WWW.VWVORTEX.COM, YOU WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS THAT THESE CRITICAL PARTS ARE FAILING IN LARGE NUMBERS, THUS POSING A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND POTENTIAL PHYSICAL ENDANGERMENT OR DEATH IF THIS CRITICAL ENGINE COMPONENT SHOULD FAIL SUDDENLY WHILE IN MOTION! VW IS IN DENIAL, AND MANY OF US ARE COUNTING ON YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INVESTIGATE. A RECALL OF COILPACKS SHOULD BE ISSUED IN MY OPINION.

IGNITION COIL FAILED AFTER 1900 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ALL VW'S NOWADAYS THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I STILL HAVE 5 FAULTY PARTS SINCE ONLY ONE COIL WAS REPLACED

I PURCHASED A NEW, 2002 VW GTI 1.8T IN AUGUST 1 OF 2002 FROM HOWARD COOPER VOLKSWAGEN IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. ON DECEMBER 16, 2002, MY GTI WITH ONLY 5200 MILES STARTED RUMBLING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN A COLD MORNING. THE ''CHECK ENGINE'' LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I RESEARCHED AND I FOUND COUNTLESS VW AND AUDI OWNERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES ON THEIR VEHICLES WITH THE 1.8T ENGINE ON MORE THAN ONE IGNITION COIL. THE CAR SAT IN THE DEALERS' LOT FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WAITING FOR AN IGNITION COIL THAT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.

IGNITION COIL FAILURE ON MY 2002 VW GTI 337. COIL ON CYLINDER #3 FAILED, CAUSE ROUGH IDLE AND SIGNIFIGENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY TWO OF THE IGNITION COILS BURNING OUT. *TS

JUST HAD 20K MILE SERVICE COMPLETED ALONG WITH WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS. I'VE HAD THE CAR BACK FROM SERVICE A WEEK. NOW, THE CELL LIGHT IS ON YET AGAIN, AND ACTING LIKE A COIL PACK FAILURE WHICH I HAD ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. TS

COIL PACKS ON THE VW 1.8T MOTOR.... I HAD IGNITION COIL #1 FAIL THIS WEEK.... THEY ARE FAILING IN A NUMBER OF 2002 1.8T'S. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED ONE WITH A THE NEW "J" TYPE COIL BUT I HAVE 3 OTHER COILS THAT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME STRANGLING ME ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLD WEATHER (AS THE CASE EARLIER THIS WEEK). I WOULD LIKE VW TO REPLACE ALL ME DEFECTIVE COIL PACKS WITH THE NEW "J" TYPE BEFORE I GET STRANDED AGAIN. TS

VEHICLE RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. SCC ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770855****

ENGINE COMPUTER DEFECT. AUTO STALLS AND ENGINE RPM'S SURGE AFTER ENGINE HAS ACHIEVED NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND USER STARTS AFTER DRIVING AND TURNING OFF CAR.

I OWN A 2002 VW GTI, TODAY WITH 2639 MILES ON IT ONE OF MY COIL PACKS DIED, WHICH THROUGH SOME RESEARCH IS A VERY COMMON CAUSE. I WAS TRAVELLING AROUND 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, LOSING COMPLETE POWER AND ALMOST GETTING HIT. MY CAR HAD TO GET TOWED 40 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IN TURN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE ONE COIL PACK NOT ALL THREE, KNOWING THAT THE OTHER 3 WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE SOME TROUBLE AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS MY WIFE OWNS A 2003 VW JETTA , WHAT IF, HEAVEN FORBID, ONE OF US WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'M THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS.

2 OUT OF 4 COIL PACKS FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE COMPONENT UNTIL THEY ALL FAIL.*JB. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 VW GTI 337 THAT WAS PURCHASED ON 7/2/02. I HAD 7777 MILES WHEN A COILPACK WENT OUT RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA KNOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR COILPACKS AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THEM. IF MY WIFE WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND SHE WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. RIGHT NOW VW WILL ONLY REPLACE THE BAD COILBACK BUT NOT THE OTHER THREE (4 CYL). SO DRIVING THE CAR IS THIS STATE WILL ONLY POSE ANOTHER RISK FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS AND HAZZARDS. ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THESE PARTS AND I HAVE YET TO GET A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ONE THAT WENT OUT AT 7777 MILES. LUCKLY I HAVE A LOANER FROM A FRIEND BUT WITHOUT THAT, MY CAR WOULD BE A GIANT PAPERWEIGHT. PLEASE FORCE VWOA TO RECALL THESE COILPACKS. EVERYTIME I'M ON A ROAD TRIP I WORRY ABOUT ONE OF THE OTHER THREE GOING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND IF I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BREAK DOWN NEAR A DEALER, THE CHANCES OF THEM HAVING A REPLACEMENT IS LIKE ME WINNING THE LOTTERY.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO GEAR IT SHAKES/VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE COIL PACK. PH *JG

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COIL PACK STARTED RUNNING ON ONLY THREE CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF FOUR. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOST ALL SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS