Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003198754 | Incident Date: Jan, 29 2003 |
| Consumer's City: RIVER EDGE | Consumer's State: NJ |
| 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#: 9BWDE61J024 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 01 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 19 2002 |
| 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 volkswagen gti 1.8t with 4700 miles at the time of this common coil pack failure. i was on my way to work when i was making a left turn at a busy intersection. one of my coil packs went while turning onto main road and causing my car to sputter and lose power. on coming traffic had slam on their brakes to avoid hitting me. thankfully an accident was averted. this is a safety issue. these coil packs are failing at epidemic levels. major newspapers are doing articles on this problem. my car had to be towed while i waited in freezing temperatures and i missed work. vw will only replace bad coil packs as they fail and my dealer admits that it will happen again. they replaced the bad coil pack but i still have 3 that are going to fail at some point. can you imagine living with this in your mind? please do something about this because it is a dangerous situation. *jb |