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for the randy heck of it, try NAPA and some other parts stores to see if there are any replacement coils by outfits like bosch, neihoff, or another quality branded ignition supplier. Dad bought a Ford when he finally got mustered out after WWII, a hard trick to accomplish as everybody who could was replacing their pre-war beaters, and it drove him to distraction after a few years when it started intermittently running like trash. dealer couldn't get it figured out, so he traded it in on something else down the street. ran into an old farmer a few months later who had bought the car, said it was the best he ever had. "but what about the engine trouble?" "ach, those Fords, everybody knew they had a bad coil. I went to Coast-to-Coast, got a coil, no trouble since." moral: if another plant makes those coils, bet they are not screwing up whatever VW's supplier did. |
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Yes, there is a coil pack problem. Word has it that VW changed suppliers some time in 2001. This problem also exists for Audi A4 1.8T owners as well. Many folks on vwvortex.com and clubb5.com are reporting the exact same problem - car shakes, MIL flashing, coil pack dead. VW used to replace all 4 when this happens, since the other 3 coils are being "over worked". They've changed their stance and are replacing only the bad coil pack due to short supplies. This was also mentioned in AutoWeek. -Craig |
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I will visit those other sites, and try to look up in AutoWeek the article. The car is aleady at the dealers, and I hope that I can get it back today. Do I get to have a say about which manufatcurer to use, seeing as VW's new supplier for the coils aren't reliable? I'm guessing probably not, unless I go to a private or third-party shop. |
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| but if you can't wait, buy something else and drive. when the parts come in, put the original rotten coil pack back on, and sputter on in. that way you get your driving done, and say! -- what's this in a box in the trunk? -- why, it's a known working good coil pack! | |
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Supposidly, VW changed back to their orignal supplier already and the replacements aren't failing. It only took 2+ years for them to realize their mistake. -Craig |
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| This is a known problem. Visit the Passat forums on this board and find out the other grelims waiting for you. | |
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Grelims are not that bad, really. With some cars, you have gremlins waiting for you. Luckily, that is not the case with VWs. And Grelim's faulty coil packs are replaced under warranty. - D |
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This gremlin will leave us stranded. Squeaks and rattles are one thing. Even an MFA that doesn't work all the time. But a coil pack? This is a KNOWN issue by VW (they admitted to it in AutoWeek). There is a 3-5 week backorder on these things in certain areas of the country. This is also a safety issue: on the highway with an 18 wheeler closely following, and bang. Coil pack dead. What happens next I dare not say. This should be a recall. Plain and simple. VW had a good coil pack design from 98 through 01. Then they went with a different supplier to save a few bucks. Now 1.8Ts are blowing coil packs left and right. VW saw this, and went back to the original (or yet another) supplier. -Craig |
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it took VW two years to track it down, acknowlidge the problem and fix it! It took Chrysler over TEN years to even admit their tranny problems in their minivans! Did the supplier of the bad coil packs supply VW with most of their Jetta parts as well? |
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Hi, I have a 2002 1.8t Passat Wagon, I have been reading a lot about the coils problems, although mine haven't failed yet, should I ask my dealer to replace them? would they be covered under the warranty? thanks a lot! |
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