Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003196618 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2003
Consumer's City: PEABODY Consumer's State: MA
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#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Coil packs on the vw 1.8t motor.... i had ignition coil #1 fail this week.... they are failing in a number of 2002 1.8t's. the dealer replaced the failed one with a the new "j" type coil but i have 3 other coils that can fail at any time strangling me on the highway or in the new england cold weather (as the case earlier this week). i would like vw to replace all me defective coil packs with the new "j" type before i get stranded again. ts