NHTSA Complaint #770734 — 2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	770734
Vehicle	2001 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	November 1, 2002
Date Filed	December 12, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WA

Consumer Description

THE 2001.5, 2002, AND CERTAIN 2003 VW/AUDI 1.8T ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HIGH RATE OF COILPACK FAILURES. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE MEDIA (AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE) AND DETAILED ON INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AT VWVORTEX.COM, AUDIWORLD.COM, NEWBEETLE.ORG, AND OTHERS, IN GREAT DETAIL. THE CURRENT PARTS SHORTAGE IS CAUSING OWNERS TO WAIT UP TO 3 WEEKS OR MORE. I WAITED 2 1/2 WEEKS. BECAUSE OF THIS SHORTAGE, ONLY THE FAILED COILPACKS ARE BEING REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THIS LEAVES THE OWNER WITH THE REMAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE COILPACKS THAT CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. THE FAILED UNITS HAVE BEEN ISOLATED TO A CERTAIN PART NUMBER. PREVIOUS 1.8TS THAT USE A COILPACK OF A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DESIGN AND PRODUCED BY A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER, HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. DT

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