NHTSA Complaint #10005096 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10005096
Vehicle	2002 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	January 30, 2003
Date Filed	February 2, 2003
Mileage	4,700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NJ

Consumer Description

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

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