Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002196997 | Incident Date: Dec, 19 2002 |
| Consumer's City: PIKESVILLE | Consumer's State: MD |
| 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: Jan, 27 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. |