Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 03/28/2003 | 34064 | 11 | 07/09/2001 |
| Since car was bought in 2001 mil light has been coming on in raining conditions. vw said it was the catalytic converter and replaced in at no charge in march of 2003. since replacement light still comes on, and is now permanently on. when car is wet you can see sparks coming from the ignition coil. there are noticeable cracks in the coil housing. *******epa reference information(ihttp://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/recall/420b04018.pdf) *******epa states the following: cylinder ignition coil failure. causing the engine to misfire and illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp (mil). two separate failure modes may exist within the defective ignition coils tested, (1)coil housing damage caused during the assembly process at the applicable vw or audi factory, (2)coil design shortcomings by the supplier. *****************note: the 2002 golf gti vr6 (engine class 2vwxv02.8224) and the 2001 euro van vr6 (engine class 1vwxv02.8225)use the same ignition coils as my car, the 2001 golf gti vr6 (engine class 1vwxv02.8224). please help to include my call the 2001 golf gti (vr6). my car is now and has been going through all kinds of electrical issues, excess fuel consumption, emissions faults, loss of power engine power while driving, excess oil comsumption etc. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 03/14/2005 | 45000 | 10 | 03/03/2005 |
| Dt: the engine will buck or stall and then completely shut down. this happened at all speeds and even at an idle. has been to the dealer 4 times. the dealer cannot find the cause of the problem. vehicle has been diagnostically tested. also, fuel injection wa scleaned. at another trip to the dealer, and they replaced the fuel pump and filter, and did another diagnostic test. currently, the vehicle is in the dealership for the same reason awaiting repairs. contacted the manufacturer, an area representative came to inspect the vehicle, no information on his findings. *ak | |||
| 04/04/2003 | 39000 | 4 | 03/14/2001 |
| My blinkers stopped working in august 2002. dealer repaired under warranty. january 2003 check engine light came on. car off warranty; turbo cut off valve replaced and coolant temp sensor. check engine light came on a couple weeks later. took gti to dealer again. dealer replaced the fuel pump relay. now, 3 days later the check engine light came on again. *nlm | |||
| 12/15/2000 | 1 | 08/26/2000 | |
| Air bag sensor light stayed on. vehicle been into dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak the fog light burn out while the vehicle was new. also, the interior lights were defective. check engine light comes on repeatdly and fuse panel replaced. fuel pump relay replaced . *yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 03/14/2005 | 45000 | 10 | 03/03/2005 |
| Dt: the engine will buck or stall and then completely shut down. this happened at all speeds and even at an idle. has been to the dealer 4 times. the dealer cannot find the cause of the problem. vehicle has been diagnostically tested. also, fuel injection wa scleaned. at another trip to the dealer, and they replaced the fuel pump and filter, and did another diagnostic test. currently, the vehicle is in the dealership for the same reason awaiting repairs. contacted the manufacturer, an area representative came to inspect the vehicle, no information on his findings. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 12/10/2002 | 12700 | 12 | 09/11/2002 |
| Certified pre owned vw golf glx vr6 2001, bought sept 2002 with 12k miles. been in service at least 12 times for stalling, relay, clicking in dashboard, check engine light. 3 years still not fixed, and vw not able to find the problem. car is not safe to drive as it tends to stall (not to a complete stop) but engine hesitates while driving | |||