Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002196633	Incident Date: Apr, 11 2002
Consumer's City: HUNTINGTON BEACH	Consumer's State: CA
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#:	Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2003	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Nov, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: I am frustrated and scared by a problem volkswagen and audi are having with the ignition system on their turbocharged four-cylinder engines. the sibling automakers, parts of volkswagen ag of germany, admit there is a "higher-than-normal" failure rate of the four ignition coils on 2001 and 2002 turbocharged, 1.8-liter engines used in about 300,000 vehicles, including the golf, new beetle, jetta, passat and audi a4. i have already had one coilpac replaced, and fear for the time when the others will go too. i have been told that they are going to fail at some point. so why didnt vw just replace all of the coil packs with the improved ones.