| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003198543 | Incident Date: Jan, 21 2003 |
| Consumer's City: YARDLEY | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | 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, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 28 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 19 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Audi a4 (1.8t) was "missing" on startup, shaking, severe loss of power. i tried driving to the dealership but had to turn around and park it at home, for safety. was towed to the dealership, where i learned it was a failed ignition coil pack, and i soon learned i was in good company: technician there estimated there were at least 85 cars -- all 1.8ts of audi and vw -- in several nearby lots waiting for replacement ignition coils. german production was on 3 shifts to crank them out, worldwide. i enjoy this car but can no longer rely on it until all of the original ignition coils -- ending with an "-h" part-number suffix -- are replaced with the current, updated ones ending with a "-j." i'm extremely disappointed (as are u.s. audi dealers, i've since learned) that vw won't recall all 1.8ts to replace the bad coils, which are destined to fail at some point. unless there's a recall, i'll never buy another audi or vw and warn as many people as i can to avoid them. this is shoddy customer care at best, and a disregard for my safety at worst. |
