NHTSA Complaint #10252078 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10252078
Vehicle	2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	November 26, 2008
Date Filed	December 17, 2008
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

IGNITION COIL!!! WAS ENTERING INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATED AND ENGINE LOST A LOT OF POWER AND STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY. WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY FROM A VW DEALERSHIP (NOT MY OWN, WE WERE OUT OF TOWN). THEY SAID #1 COIL FAILED, BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE REST WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW SHORTLY, BUT RECOMMENDED I WAIT FOR ANOTHER ONE TO FAIL AND THEN REPLACE THE REST. $230 AND 16 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER FAILED. WAS NOT ACCELERATING HARD, JUST NORMAL HWY DRIVING. STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH, FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR 5 YRS!!! WILL COMPLAIN TO HIGH HEAVEN TO GET THESE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND A RANDOM PART HERE AND THERE FAILING, BUT A 5YR OLD PROBLEM IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO UNDERSTAND. DEALERSHIP AND VW NEED TO PRACTICE BETTER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN AN OFFICIAL RECALL YET. LOSING POWER AT 65MPH ON AN INTERSTATE IS VERY DANGEROUS, NO MATTER WHAT VW OR NHTSA SAYS. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? DEATHS? I HOPE I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION BY THE DEALERS AND VW. *TR

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