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Has anyone experienced this? I have a '99 1.8T Passat wagon which died suddenly and had to be towed to the shop. The dealer said it was not bad coils,but a faulty control unti which costs about $400 for parts and labor. Has anyone had this happen? |
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| i heard people said the J coils also have problems, anyways thanks for your input. | |
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One of the Passat enthusiast sites (Hint: the Passat is also called a B5) has an extensive rundown on this issue in their informaiton section. There has been a couple of mentions of J coils, but nothing that was substantiated as widespread. The part costs like $30. By the way, I've heard that some Nissan Maximas also have had coil pack issues, and it is apparently not being covered under warranty. The rumor is they (Nissan) are considerably more expensive than the VW/Audi ones. So I guess the problem is not only for VAG. I'm sure you could find more on this topic elsewhere. I think the overall concept of the coil pack is somewhat else reliable than the old single coil design, perhaps due to moving the coil off the firewall to directly on the engine itself. It may be the negative side of having that much additional control over the spark ignition of every cylinder. 'Course, thinking back over my many cars, I think I had a coil (old single style) go back on a Ford in the 1970's or '80's. |
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Hi guys, nice to meet you all here. My 2002 GLS 1.8T went down with the coil issue last Dec. Outrageous drivetrain vibration and noise... got roadside assistance to tow the car to a nearby dealership. Got a coil pack replaced. Not sure how many were being replaced though. Today I went to have an oil change. When the car was ready to be picked up, the guy told me the coil showed up faulty again and they replaced all four packs. Basically the coils were replaced twice in 8 months. FYI: I did receive a letter from VW Canada in Feb regarding the coil issue. Free replacement is warranted for those of you who has the faulty parts. |
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| I was wondering if anyone could tell me if the coil problem and window problems on the GTI were fixed for the 2003 model? | |
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Same thing happened on my Golf GLS 2001 18,800 miles. Was told initially that the problem was only encountered in the 1.8T. Two Number two cylinder misfire faults.Found a crack behind the coil pack.Replaced coil packs. Works fine now. They also cleaned and vacuumed the car. |
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I have a 2002 1.8T jetta. I was wondering if anyone knows if any dealers from the boston area are replacing coils before they become defective? Also, I've had two replaced already, one last september, and one in december. Do you think these are also possibly defective? From what I've read on this board, production of "good" coils started in 1/1/03 and any coils made/replaced before that are likely to be defective again! Before I call the dealer I want as much info as possible since they are so rude! Thanks for any help. |
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| VW has yet to make an official recall. Pending that, dealers are not doing pre-emptive maintenence and installing replacement coils before they fail. That has been one of the bones of contention as to how VW has handled the situation. Some people like you have had to bring the car in more then once because only the defective coil was replaced. So far I've not had a problem with my March 2001 built New Passat (2001.5) 1.8T. I have low mileage on it, 16,100 miles so maybe I'm due. (I hope not). There was some indication that April was the month that a recall would be made, but so far nothing. Incidentally, although this has been a problem I don't think every engine has been affected that was built during the period. | |
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To aem1979 I have my car looked at at Bernardi VW in Natick.Ask to have an emergency appointment. I believe the new coils are the J type( or is it the H-type).I read this on this forum. Have this verified. |
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| Bought this car brand new last Aug. Have just sched. 4th repair; this time for window sticking. After 3 weeks I got a flat tire, then a thumping noise, then one of my coils went. The dealerships are SO bad to deal with...anyone else in MA have similar experience? Looking to trade in this "Jokes"wagon & could use some advice. Thanks | |
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