Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: ELRA - (Motorized) w/ Manual Lap
Plant City: EMDEN
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COIL PACK FAILURE. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO BROKEN COILS ON PREVIOUS INCIDENTS - CURRENTLY AWAITING REPLACEMENT FOR THIRD INCIDENT. VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE - MUST BE TOWED. SYMPTOMS INDICATED BY FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH AND VERY ROUGH IDLING. NO INDICATION OF WHEN REPLACEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE - CAR IS IN DEALER SERVICE LOT TWO WEEKS. DEALER HAS REPORTED THAT 17 OTHER PASSATS ARE ALSO AWAITING REPLACEMENT. VW MUST ISSUE A RECALL OR SERVICE ADVISORY TO REPLACE ALL COILS NOT JUST BAD ONES.
1993
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSAGENGER CLOSED DOOR AND CLEARED HAIR FROM MOVING SEATBELT. LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE SWIVEL AND THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND FINGER NAIL WERE TORN OFF. REQIRED 4 HOURS AT ER AND MONTHS TO HEAL. *AK