2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Electrical Systemignition Problems

IGNITION COILS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATES THAT THEY "CATCH FIRE ALL THE TIME". *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED FROM 70 MPH TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION COIL SPRING FAILED. THE COIL SPRINGS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME THE IGNITION COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE THEN SKIDDED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST STRUCK A CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL HOUSING BURNED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE OR ALLOW HIM TO PAY $785 WITH A CREDIT CARD TO REPAIR THE IGNITION COIL. THE TURBO COIL ALSO FAILED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DOES NOT AGREE WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING. HE STATED THAT OIL BREAKS DOWN PREMATURELY, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IN WRITING THAT THEY SEE NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, AND THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS...

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CAR RAN LIKE A TRACTOR, MISFIRING AND EMITTING EXPLOSIVE LIKE SOUNDS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE LIMPED TO THE NEXT VW DEALER WHO FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS. THE COILS WERE ALREADY ONCE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON JULY 23, 20003. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY $200.44 PLUS TAX FOR THESE OBVIOUSLY UNRELIABLE PARTS? *JB

THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AND APPEARS TO MISFIRE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING OR DRIVEN IN THE RAIN. PRECEDING AND AFTER THIS EVENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2006. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT SUGGESTED WE GET A TUNE UP, INCLUDING GETTING THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED (THE CAR DIDN'T NEED IT!). ON A RAINY OCTOBER 6 AT 5:00 A.M., THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 2-LANE STATE ROAD. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT SPUTTERED A BIT AND THEN DIED. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. WE ARE GOING TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE IGNITION COIL. *NM

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES, DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS CAUSING TWO MAJOR BREAKDOWNS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE LAST TWO IGNITION COILS WERE RECALLED. THE CAR WILL NOT RUN IF IT IS WET FROM HEAVY RAIN AND HAS TO BE COMPLETELY DRIED BEFORE THE BREAKS WORK PROPERLY. OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED 14 MONTHS AGO, ANOTHER MAJOR BREAKDOWN ON HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN. IT HAS BROKEN DOWN YET AGAIN...THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS ANOTHER OIL PUMP BECAUSE OF SLUDGE, ABOUT $2000, NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE 12 MONTH, 12,000MILE MARK. TWO OTHER PRIVATE MECHANICS TOLD ME, REPLACING THE OIL PUMP WOULD ONLY DISGUISE, TEMPORARILY THE REAL ISSUE....THE ENGINE IS JUNK. IT NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM MISSING SOME OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. ALSO THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK, THE REAR DOOR WON'T...

RE: MS. DIANE TSURUTANI 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. MR THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT CODES WERE INCONLUSIVE AND NO REPAIR WORK WAS DONE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COIL. *JB

NAR 02/28/2003 RECALL ISSUED FOR IGNITION COILS ON 2002 PASSAT. *CB

NAR 3-10-03 WITH THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN 7000 MILES, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURRED, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS FROZE FROM THE INSIDE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT FLOODED WHEN IT RAINED OR SNOWED, ALSO THE CARPETS AND POLLEN FILTER WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FLOOD. THE CONSUMERS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SUGGESTED THAT A FULL REFUND BE GIVEN OR HAVE VOLVO TO GIVE THEM A NEW 2003 PASSAT, EQUALLY EQUIPPED AS THE 2002 AT THE SAME PURCHASE PRICE. *CB *JB

MY 2002 VW PASSAT SUFFERED ANOTHER COILPACK FAILURE INCLUDING A LOSS OF POWER ON A BUSY CITY STREET. THE FAILED COILS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER VW'S COILPACK RECALL. LOOKS LIKE THE NEW COILS DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

IGNITION COIL DEFECT. AS WITH THE OTHER 136 COMPLAINTS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED 5 TIMES TO THE DEALER IN TWO YEARS, TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS. TWO OF THE NEW COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. VOLKSWAGEN (VW) REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ONE ORIGINAL COIL THAT IS STILL IN THE CAR. MY CAR HAS LEFT ME SIT IN MINUS 23 DEGREE WEATHER FOR 2 HOURS WITH A 4 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE OF THE COIL MALFUNCTION. SINCE MY CAR HAS HAD TWO NEW COILS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, I DON'T TRUST THE CAR. WE HAVE CANCELLED OUR THANKSGIVING PLANS WITH FAMILY 9 HOURS AWAY, BECAUSE OUR CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH ANOTHER COIL THAT JUST MALFUNCTIONED YESTERDAY. *LA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND FAILED TO RESTART. *AK THE #4 COIL FAILED. THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT (COIL "L") WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL. VW NEVER WARNED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FAULTY "J" COILS WERE REPLACED WITH FAULTY "J" COILS. *SCC *JB

THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH A FAILED ENGINE. TWO ENGINE COILS HAD FAILED, BUT THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT ALL FOUR COILS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND REPLACED ONLY 2 OF THE 4 COILS. SINCE THE COILS ARE RATIONED, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING COILS UNTIL THEY FAIL. AM I SUPPOSE TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY? BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADMIT THE DEFECT. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? THERE ARE 40+ CUSTOMERS AT THIS DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL WAITING FOR A MAJOR PART THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL ALL FOUR ARE REPLACED. I HAVE A YOUNG SON AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH A KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY A PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO BE PRETTY WIDESPREAD. (THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE...

ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER SCANNED AND FOUND MISFIRES IN #1 CYLINDER. DEALER REPLACED COIL PACK#1. *JB *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*768336

2 IGNITION COILS FAILED--OCT 02 AND JAN 03--RECALL RECOMMENDED. SCC ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****770853

THE COIL PACKS HAVEN'T FAILED YET, BUT I'M HEARING STORIES THAT IT WILL AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770858

COIL PACK #2 FAILED UPON WARM START AFTER HAVING SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. MIL WAS FLASHING INDICATING A SERIOUS PROBLEM. DROVE CAR ON THREE CYLINDERS LESS THAN 2 MILES TO HOME, AND CALLED VW CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COORDINATE TOWING AND DEALER. **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770849

DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE THE #4 H-STYLE COIL PACK FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE AND CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CAR WAN NOT SAFELY DRIVABLE AFTER THE FAILURE. ALTHOUGH VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED THE FAILED COIL PACK, THERE ARE 3 OTHER IDENTICAL COIL PACKS BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER (BREMI) THAT VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT REPLACE (UNTIL FAILURE). IT IS WIDELY KNOWN AMONG VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ENGINE (1.8T) THAT THE H-STYLE COILS ARE UNRELIABLE AND DEFECTIVE. ONE ONLINE VW OWNER FORUM (CLUB B5) 600 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED. VW NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE COIL PACK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY INJURED IN A CRASH OR COLLISION CAUSED BY THEM. PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770845

IGNITION COIL PACK FAILURE (S) CAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND LURCHING OF VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY BACK TO PARKING. POWER WAS NOT RECOVERED AND ENGINE VIBRATION WAS SEVERE. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FAILURE. FOLLOWED A COLD NIGHT WHILE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 12+ HOURS. AFTER PARKING CAR OVERNIGHT AGAIN, FAILURE RECURRED UPON START UP AND VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED AT NO COST TO VW OLD SKYBROOK,CT, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ACCORDING TO ECU ALL 4 COIL PACKS MISFIRED. CAR HAS BEEN AWAITING PARTS FOR 4 WEEKS AND HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE AS OF 1/4/03. ******DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***** 770817. *AK *JB

LETTER ON BEHALF OF MS EVA DOUKAKIS AND MR. ROBERT CISNEROS WHO INQUIRED ABOUT A COSTUMERS SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN INTIATED BY VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC (VOLKSWAGEN) TO REPLACE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS IN CERTAIN 2001 AND 2002 VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI VEHICLES. *AK

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK *NLM

IGNITION COIL IS DEFECTIVE, LEAVING AUTOMOBILE INOPERATIVE. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 3 MONTHS. CAR WAS JUST IN FOR 40K WARRANTY SERVICE 4 DAYS AGO. *NLM

THE IGNITION COIL PACK FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS. *NLM

THE IGNITION COILS ON MY 2002 VW PASSAT 1.8T AR ABOUT TO FAIL FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY OF 2002. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED IN DECEMBER, THE SECOND IN JANUARY, AND NOW IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AGAIN NOW IN FEBRUARY. EACH INCIDENT IS PRELUDED BY A SLIGHT JOLT IN THE CAR UPON START UP FOLLOWED BU ROUGH IDLEING. EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT AND AND ARE TOLD IT IS FIXED AND THEN SURE ENOUGH A MONTH LATER I AM BACK THERE AGAIN. I DO NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM GETTING ANY BETTER. IN ADDITION THE MACH RSTEREO SYSTEM HAS BEEN FIXED, THEN REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT UNIT'S QULAITY IS POOR IN COMPARISON TO THE ORIGINAL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE.

I RECEIVED A LTR FROM VOLKSWAGON STATING THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION RECOILS, THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. SO, I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY VEHICLE. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO REPLACE THE IGINITION RECOILS IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THIS MALFUNCTION. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHY WOULD I WANT TO DRIVE A VEHICLETHAT COULD POSSIBLY LOSE POWER AT ANYTIME?? EVIDENUTALLY, THIS IS A CONCERN TO VOLKSWAGON BECAUSE THEY SENT A LTR TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. AS A CUSTOMER, I AM VERY CONCERNED KNOWING MY VEHICLE HAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER(VOLKSWAGON) WILL NOT TAKE ACTION! WHY THEN WAS I EVEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM?

VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IGNITION COILS ON 4,6,8 CYL. ENGINES MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME, CAUSING CAR TO LIMP ALONG ON REDUCED POWER IN POSSIBLY PERILOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. VW REFUSES TO TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND AVOID POSSIBLE LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. I BEG YOU, FORCE THEM TO DO A RECALL.

VEHICLE HESITATED TO START,WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT 1 OF THE IGNITION COIL SPRING HAD WENT BAD. THEY REPLACED IT, THEN THE ANOTHER 3 WENT BAD. PH

IGNITION COIL ON 2002 PASSAT--LUCKILY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THRUWAY. CAR BUCKED, UNABLE TO GET OVER 45 MPH. THIS HAPPENING AT A HIGH SPEED WOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP; PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK--EVEN THEN ONLY ONE OF FOUR WILL BE REPLACED. TALKED TO VW CUSTOMER RELATIONS==INDICATED MANUFACTURER IN GERMANY IS NOW ON 3 SHIFT BASIS STRUGGLING TO MEET DEMAND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED, WHY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL, WHY WE DON'T KNOW WHEN OR IF ALL COILS WILL BE REPLACED. I WOULD NOT TRUST THIS CAR ON THE ROAD.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND SHAKE. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS. MR SCC

DEFECT IS A FAULTY ENGINE COIL PACK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

I HAD A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS NOW. I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON THREE TIMES NOW. 1) THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A LOOSE HOSE ON MY ENGINE. 2) THE NEXT TIME IT WAS ONE OF MY IGNITION COILS. THE CAR SPUTTERED AND WAS UNDRIVEABLE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND WE WERE WITHOUT OUR CAR FOR 3 DAYS. 3) NEXT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IT WAS ANOTHER IGNITION COIL. AGAIN THE CAR SPUTTERED AND HESITATED UNLESS IT WAS GIVEN A LOT OF GAS. I FELT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY. THIS TIME IT WAS A DIFFERENT IGNITION COIL. BOTH TIMES THE IGNITION COIL WENT BAD IT WAS A DIFFERENT ONE. I HAVE FOUR OF THESE IN MY...

I AM HAVING THE SAME IGNITION COIL PROBLEM AS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. EVEN AFTER 3 MONTHS, VW IS NOT INTERESTED IN REPLACING DEFECTIVE COILS, EXCEPT WHEN THEY ACTUALLY FAIL. *JB

2 IGNITION COILS FAILED IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS. ONE ON THE ROAD. WE HAD TO PULL OVER, THE SECOND TIME ON A PARKING LOT. WHAT'S NEXT?

THE IGNITION COILS IN MY 2002 VW PASSAT, WITH A 1.8T ENGINE, ARE FAILING. YOU LOSE POWER AND THEN HAVE TO TRY TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TS

CAR STARTED IDLING VERY HARD WITH NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DEALERSHIP SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED. DETERMINED THAT IGNITION COIL #2 HAD FAILED. SAID VW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. REPLACED FAILED COIL AND HAD VW REP. RESET THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID A VW REP. WAS COMING DOWN AT LEAST 1-2 TIMES PER WEEK BECAUSE OF ALL THE CARS THAT NEEDED RESETS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF THEY DIDN'T RESET THE COMPUTER IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 5,500 MILES ON IT. WAITING FOR OTHER COILS TO FAIL SO I DON'T FEEL SAFE TAKING IT ON LONG TRIPS. I'M HOPING WITH ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND BAD PUBLICITY, VW WILL BE FORCED INTO A RECALL. DOES ONLY ONE SUPPLIER MANUFACTURE THESE IGNITION COILS?

VOLKSWAGEN 2002 PASSAT TURBO, IGNITION COILS ARE BAD AND VOLKSWAGEN WON'T REPLACE THEM UNTIL THEY START TO GO BAD, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOUR CAR TO BREAK DOWN 4 TIMES AND GET TOWED FOUR TIMES BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT. I HAVE READ REVIEWS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ALL 4 COILS REPLACED AND THEN HAD TO HAVE THOSE REPLACED. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT I PAY OVER $300 DOLLARS A MONTH ON AND I DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE!

TWO IGNITION COILS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER REPLACED AND ADVISED THAT REMAINING COILS WILL LIKELY FAIL, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL THEY DO. PH *TS

INGNITION COILS FAILED ON MY PASSAT WITH 5000 MILES ON IT

HAVING THE SAME IGNITION COIL PACK ISSUES AS OTHER VW 1.8T PASSAT OWNERS. DEALER HAD 10+ CARS IN TO BE REPAIRED. ESTIMATED 2 WKS. TO FIX. DEALER SAYS VW IS AWARE OF ISSUE, BUT THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR THE COIL THAT'S BROKEN.THIS IS COSTING THEM MORE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN AS THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE RENTALS TO USERS, AND WILL BE LIABLE SHOULD A COIL FAILURE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. HAVE TRIED TO ADDRESS WITH VW BUT IT'S BEEN DISMISSED (THEIR CASE NUMBER 30003124). THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS NHTSA SUPPORT. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DEFFECTIVE AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAS HAD THEM ON BACKORDER FOR OVER A MONTH. APPARENTLY THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE AND THERE ARE NO OTHER REPLACEMENTS FOR THE PASSAT BLADES. THE DEALER ASKED THAT I COME SO THEY COULD REPLACE IT WITH THOSE OFF A...

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE IGNITION COIL DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

IGNITION COIL FAILURES IN 2002 VW PASSAT

THE COILPACK ON MY 2002 VW PASSAT GLS 1.8T FAILED. IT BASICALLY SNAPPED INTO 2 PIECES. THIS IS A CONCERN SINCE I HAVE HEARD OF HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS HAPPENING IN VW'S, AND VW WILL ONLY REPLACE THE FAILED COILPACK, NOT THE OTHER 3. IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART, VW AND IT'S DEALORS KNOW THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF MORE FAILURES IN THE SAME CAR A VERY HIGH.

IGNITION COIL FAILED CAUSING CAR TO MIS-FIRE, LOSE POWER, AND BECOME SHAKY UNTIL THE COIL IS REPLACED. THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION COILS IN 2001 AND 2002 AUDI'S AND VW WITH A 1.8 LITER TURBO ENGINE. VW REPLACED THE ONE FAILING COIL BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE, UNDER WARRANTY, THE REMAIN 3 COILS THAT COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED IN THE PAST FOR SPORADIC MIS-FIRES WHICH MAYBE DUE TO THE REMAINING DEFECTIVE COILS. WITH HALF A MILLION VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING (IE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN). VW REFUSES TO COMMIT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COILS UNTIL THEY FAIL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HAVE VW PERFORM A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VW WANTED EACH COIL TO MALFUNCTION BEFORE THEY WERE REPLACED. TS SCC

2 IGNITION COIL SPRINGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL. TS....*AK

IGNITION COILS. THE IGNITION COILS ON MY 2002 PASSAT WAGON 1.8T HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THEY HAVE FAILED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK. THUS, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK TODAY, AFTER HAVING TWO OF THE COILS REPLACED YESTERDAY, ANOTHER COIL FAILED. NOW I HAVE 3 OF THE 4 COILS WHICH ARE ALLEGEDLY NON-DEFECTIVE. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE 4TH COIL AND HE REFUSED. I CALLED VW OF AMERICA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF THE 4TH COIL. I INFORMED THEM OF THE DANGER POSED BY THIS CONDITION, NAMELY THE CAR LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AND/OR STRANDING PEOPLE IN BAD SITUATIONS. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DANGERS POSED, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE ANY PART THAT HAD NOT FAILED.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COIL PACKS. ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED CAN STILL BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER'S HAS BECOME AWARE OF DEFECT WITH VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED WILL ONLY REPLACE SPECIFIC COILS WHEN THEY FAIL. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOULD COIL FAIL AND STALL. VERY UPSET THAT THE VOLKSWAGEN IS NOT TAKING A "PREEMPTIVE" STANCE WITH DEFECT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGH. THE ENGINE INDICATION LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT TRAVEL OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION COIL PACK(S) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK FOUR IGNITION COILS WERE FOUND FAULTY. *SCC