Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002103671 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2002 |
| Consumer's City: TACOMA | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NEW BEETLE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWED21C01M | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The 2001.5, 2002, and certain 2003 vw/audi 1.8t engines have experienced a high rate of coilpack failures. this has been reported by the media (autoweek magazine) and detailed on internet message boards at vwvortex.com, audiworld.com, newbeetle.org, and others, in great detail. the current parts shortage is causing owners to wait up to 3 weeks or more. i waited 2 1/2 weeks. because of this shortage, only the failed coilpacks are being replaced at this time. this leaves the owner with the remaining potentially defective coilpacks that can fail at any time. this is a serious safety issue that warrants a recall. the failed units have been isolated to a certain part number. previous 1.8ts that use a coilpack of a slightly different design and produced by a different supplier, have not experienced this high rate of failure. dt |