Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002196486 | Incident Date: Dec, 15 2002 |
| Consumer's City: CANTON | Consumer's State: MI |
| 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#: 9BWDE61JX24 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 20 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. |