Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: YVWXV02.8224
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I OWN A 2002 VW GTI, TODAY WITH 2639 MILES ON IT ONE OF MY COIL PACKS DIED, WHICH THROUGH SOME RESEARCH IS A VERY COMMON CAUSE. I WAS TRAVELLING AROUND 60-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, LOSING COMPLETE POWER AND ALMOST GETTING HIT. MY CAR HAD TO GET TOWED 40 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IN TURN TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE ONE COIL PACK NOT ALL THREE, KNOWING THAT THE OTHER 3 WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE SOME TROUBLE AGAIN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS MY WIFE OWNS A 2003 VW JETTA , WHAT IF, HEAVEN FORBID, ONE OF US WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'M THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS.
2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN POWER WINDOWS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL CARS WITH PLASTIC POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS. THEY ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE WINDOW, LET ALONE RAISE AND LOWER IT.*AK