| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003196549 | Incident Date: Jan, 13 2003 |
| Consumer's City: GLENVIEW | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 19 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2001 audi a4 avant quatro, about 17k miles. failure of ignition coil at cold stratup. found numerous reported cases of same problem, related to 1.8t engine audi or vw - so common that part is on backlog for 2 weeks or more! dealer refuses to change all ignition coils, so it is very likely that another one may fail soon. sudden failure of ignition coil may create a very dangerous situation - lost of power in traffick at high speed. audi/vw should be forced to do a recall of all ignition coils for the 2001 and 2002 models equipped with 1.8t engines. |
