2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Electrical Systemignition Problems

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#10000620 | December 28, 2002

2002 JETTA GLX (V6). CAR HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND IGNITION COIL PACK JUST FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR PARTS THIS TIME AROUND. DEALER INDICATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER JETTAS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER VW OWNERS (PASSAT) INDICATED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. OTHER DEALERS INDICATE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND LONG WAIT TIMES. I SEE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EPIDEMIC IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AS WELL. THE REPEATED AND UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF THE IGNITION COILS IS AN INCREDIBLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE COILS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING - THE SECOND ONE FAILED WHILE I WAS HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME ON A VERY LONELY STRETCH OF THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE (NO CELL PHONE SERVICE OF COURSE) EARLY IN...

#10000359 | December 25, 2002

I'VE TAKEN MY 2002 JETTA 1.8T IN ON 3 OCCASIONS TO HAVE AN IGNITION COIL REPLACED, AND I'M STILL RUNNING THE CAR WITH THE FOURTH ORIGINAL IGNITION COIL. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN STATED, "IT'S PROBABLY ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE FOURTH GOES BAD, BUT WE AREN'T AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE IT IF IT'S NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS."

#10000357 | December 24, 2002

FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL. TS

#10001145 | December 18, 2002

VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED JUST ONE OUT THE FIVE COIL. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *TR

#10000212 | December 18, 2002

COIL PACKS WHICH CONTROL SPARK TO THE ENGINE FAILED ON CYLINDERS #2 AND #4. REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. FIVE DAYS LATER COIL PACK ON CYLINDER #3 FAILED. ALSO REPLACED BY DEALER. THE COIL PACK FAILURES RESULTED IN A CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF POWER AND A FOUL ODOR FROM THE EXHAUST. IN ADDITION, THE COIL PACK BROKE APART ALLOWING THE ELECTRICAL PARTS TO BE EXPOSED.

#770692 | December 12, 2002

COIL HAS BROKEN TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. KNOWN ISSUE WITH VW AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE ALL POTENTIALY DEFECTIVE PARTS, ONLY WILL REPLACE CURRENTLY BROKEN PARTS. DT

#770503 | December 11, 2002

ONE COIL PACK FAILURE IN MIAMI, REPAIRED BY ESSERMAN VW. ANOTHER FAILED IN NW GEORGIA MOUNTAINS, REPAIRED BY OBTAINING PART THRU LOCAL TECHICIAN. DT

#770510 | December 11, 2002

FAILURE RESULTS IN DISABLING OF VEHICLE. VW IS ONLY REPLACING FAILED COILS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT THE OTHERS WILL PROBABLY FAIL EVENTUALLY. DT

#770632 | December 11, 2002

I STARTED VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, BUT VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER. ALSO THERE WAS A SLIGHT FOUL SMELL. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY DEALERSHIP, AS IGNITION COILS FAILED. THEY SAID ONLY TWO DAMAGED AT THIS TIME AND WILL NOT REPLACE OTHER TWO UNLESS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE IF THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE WHY ARE THEY NOT REPLACING ALL 4. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE ME TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE AS I DRIVE LONG DISTANCES ON OCCASION. DT

#770714 | December 11, 2002

I FEEL THAT THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF VW IGNITION COIL PACKS IS A DANGER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC SAFETY. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE MULTIPLE COIL PACKS FAIL. I HAVE TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY TO GO TO WORK AND FEAR BEING KILLED SHOULD I ACCIDENTALLY PULL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THE CAR HAS VIRTUALLY NO POWER TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DT

#770013 | November 25, 2002

IGNITION COILS FAILED 3 TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR A MONTH, NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE BEING DELIVERED. DT

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