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Obviously I forgot to "knock on wood" after blathering on about no issues with the J packs. It looks like reliable sources on the Vortex are having J coilpack failures as Altair mentioned. Now Im not so excited about picking up the wagon tomorrow. If the coil packs go, my wife is going to unload on me with both barrels and I'll end up driving a mini-van quicker than you can say "Farfromgroovin". Ugh!! |
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The other day I turned on my 2002 1.8T Passat Wagon (17,000 miles, built March 2002), it began to shake and the check engine light came on. It was a rather cold day so I thought it may have just been the results of the engine being so cold, but now I'm beginning to think it may be my coil(s) going. Any thoughts? Thanks! |
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Those sound like the symptoms of the intermittent coil pack failure. If thats what it was, chances are it will happen again especially when its really cold. Eventually the pack will fail completely. You might be able to learn more about your problem from here: http://clubb5.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=33587 It should give you a better indication of whether you are being affected by coilpack failure. |
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| Can anyone enlighten me just a little bit more. Is the ignition coil problem related only to the 1.8l turbo or is every Passat, Golf and Jetta involved? This includes also the famously praised 2.8l V6 engine as well? | |
| This might help you, it's an article from the Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/026/auto/No_easy_fix_for_failin- g_ignition_coils_in_Audis_VWs+.shtml | |
| Thank your very much. This helps greatly. It's definitely not the V6, which is the car I was looking at. It sure does not provide confidence in the company with this kind of problem undermining VW's reputation. | |
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To all Passat owners and those considering: I purchased my Passat in April, 2002 and now have 17K. Repairs to date include the following: leaking valve cover and gasket - both replaced, leaking fuel injectors - all for injectors replaced, head light, dash rattles so bad that the Monsoon radio had difficulty covering - 3 visits to fix. Any now the famous coil failure! What is next? So to those in the market, the car (when I have it), handles great and the turbo4 is fast. But how much headache do you want to deal with? Buy a Honda! |
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| Clicked on the Boston Globe website today to catch up on the latest Red Sox news, and what do I see but the article by Royal Ford referenced above by flora43. Gosh, the symptoms described by Mr. Ford (loss of power, shaking, CEL blinking, etc.) sound exactly like what happened to my '02 Passat GLS 1.8T last October 22nd with 12.5K miles on the odometer. The dealership where I bought it (Quirk Imports in Quincy, MA) was too far away, so I drove (slowly) to a closer dealer (Volkswagen Of North Attleboro, MA). Had to leave the car but the work was done in one day. Replaced coilpacks 1 & 2, and thankfully they used new J series parts, not leftover H series. BUT...absolutely no mention was made that this was a known and recurring problem! They MUST have been aware of the issue, since they were using J's and not H's. I'm thankful I got such speedy service from a dealer who didn't know me from Adam, but I certainly feel I should have gotten some sort of warning that this might happen again. Fortunately, there have been no problems since then, despite bitterly cold weather in New England. But I drive 450 highway miles per week and I've got a trip to Montreal (from Providence) scheduled in less than a month. Like many another Globe reader, I'll be at my dealership bright and early tomorrow morning to find out just how they plan to address this situation. | |
| This morning I had a third coil go out in my 2002 1.8T Passat. It was towed to the dealer, and I'm going to try everything I can to get the remaining 2 coils replaced. I don't want my wife to be stranded on the highway in sub-zero weather when the last one goes out. The dealer told me the good news is that there is no longer a backorder on the replacement coils and VW has them in stock. We'll see how long it takes to get the car back. Thankfully we do have a dealer supplied rental to drive while it's being repaired. When we called the dealer this morning they said there were owners walking in from stranded cars, and the temp here this morning was -9 degrees. I have to keep reminding myself that the Passat is such a fun car to drive when it's running. I've never had problems with the 2 Infinitis I own, only routine maintainance, and one of those is 10 years old. | |
| I've had my car for 19 months now. Two problems; the left rear brake light burned out and the trim along the passenger side above the door came loose. Both were fixed under warranty. No other problems. I live in a warm weather situation so perhaps the coils in my car may be unaffected or as is probably the case NOT ALL coils are defective. I understand the frustration of people who have problems with their Passats, but to be fair not everybody does. Heck, my 1998 Camry was not trouble free and was in the shop three times for nagging problems. I've traded off a boring sedan for a fun one and so far am completely satisfied. Making statements that infer that ALL Passats are derfective is unfortunate. | |
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