Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002192989 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2002
Consumer's City: FRAZER Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWDE61J224 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 09 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Multiple coilpack failures on 2002 vw gti 1.8t. dealer refused waranty service claiming aftermarket spark plugs being the cause of the part failure. car had 2 incidents of coilpack failures prior to the installation of aftermarket spark plugs. total of 3 failures within the first 8 months of owning the car. (*** the incident date listed below is inaccurate due to having multiple failures on different dates***)