Got the ignition coil recall notice ...

Or more formally, "Voluntary Emissions Service Action 28F3/P1."

No specifics about what models or engines are covered, just "some
Volkswagen vehicles."

Someone asked earlier about reimbursement to people who had already
suffered coil failure and paid for replacement; there's a "Customer
Campaign Reimbursement Claim Form" included, although they don't make
any mention of it in the cover letter.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

So far it seems only the 1.8T coils have had the letter sent.
Check the coil and if it is not one of a certain group of OK coils, replace
it

"Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
...
> Or more formally, "Voluntary Emissions Service Action 28F3/P1."
>
> No specifics about what models or engines are covered, just "some
> Volkswagen vehicles."
>
> Someone asked earlier about reimbursement to people who had already
> suffered coil failure and paid for replacement; there's a "Customer
> Campaign Reimbursement Claim Form" included, although they don't make
> any mention of it in the cover letter.
>
> --
> Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

In "LG" > wrote:

> So far it seems only the 1.8T coils have had the letter sent.
> Check the coil and if it is not one of a certain group of OK coils,
> replace it

Hidden away on the reimbursement form is reference to
http://www.vwcoils.com.

If you click "Is My Vehicle Affected" on the left menu, you'll be able
to enter the year, model and engine of your car (which will show up only
if it's actually affected) and you'll see a range of dates over which
you should expect to get the letter.

For my '02 Passat 1.8T, the range is from Oct. 2009 to Sep. 2010, so
they're giving themselves a lot of elbow room.

>
> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Or more formally, "Voluntary Emissions Service Action 28F3/P1."
>>
>> No specifics about what models or engines are covered, just "some
>> Volkswagen vehicles."
>>
>> Someone asked earlier about reimbursement to people who had already
>> suffered coil failure and paid for replacement; there's a "Customer
>> Campaign Reimbursement Claim Form" included, although they don't make
>> any mention of it in the cover letter.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Wow, so this isn't a flashback to 2002!

nate

Bert Hyman wrote:
> In "LG" > wrote:
>
>> So far it seems only the 1.8T coils have had the letter sent.
>> Check the coil and if it is not one of a certain group of OK coils,
>> replace it
>
> Hidden away on the reimbursement form is reference to
> http://www.vwcoils.com.
>
> If you click "Is My Vehicle Affected" on the left menu, you'll be able
> to enter the year, model and engine of your car (which will show up only
> if it's actually affected) and you'll see a range of dates over which
> you should expect to get the letter.
>
> For my '02 Passat 1.8T, the range is from Oct. 2009 to Sep. 2010, so
> they're giving themselves a lot of elbow room.
>
>> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Or more formally, "Voluntary Emissions Service Action 28F3/P1."
>>>
>>> No specifics about what models or engines are covered, just "some
>>> Volkswagen vehicles."
>>>
>>> Someone asked earlier about reimbursement to people who had already
>>> suffered coil failure and paid for replacement; there's a "Customer
>>> Campaign Reimbursement Claim Form" included, although they don't make
>>> any mention of it in the cover letter.
>


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LG wrote:
> So far it seems only the 1.8T coils have had the letter sent.
> Check the coil and if it is not one of a certain group of OK coils, replace
> it

Reading through Volkswagen forums on www.vwvortex.com, someone posted
the following URL:
http://www.vwcoils.com
That's a site that Volkswagen created for information about the ignition
coil recall. There's an option on the left that says "Is My Vehicle
Affected?", and for models with the 2.5L engine, it lists the
notification date as March 2010 - August 2010.

For cars that have a potentially significant problem, that seems like a
long wait for a notification letter and fix. VW has said that there is
a shortage of new ignition coils; however, since VW has known about this
problem for quite a while, I'd think they would be more prepared for it.

I'd think that a car company would want to fix serious issues like this
quickly, but 2001-2007 is quite a while - That implies that VW has sold
quite a few cars that might have this ignition coil issue.

I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
had a problem like this for so long.

Eric

> I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
> VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
> had a problem like this for so long.

When / where did you use to hear THAT?
: )

In2hoppn wrote:
>> I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
>> VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
>> had a problem like this for so long.
>
> When / where did you use to hear THAT?
> : )

From many different people, including people who owned VWs, in the 80s
through mid 90s or so.

Nah, the 80's weren't any good either. I only got 18 years and 314,000 miles
on my '83 GTI before I sold it (with the original engine) ... and bought my
'01 Jetta TDI which now has 200,000 miles on it. :-)

"Eric O." > wrote in message
...
> In2hoppn wrote:
>>> I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
>>> VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
>>> had a problem like this for so long.
>>
>> When / where did you use to hear THAT?
>> : )
>
> From many different people, including people who owned VWs, in the 80s
> through mid 90s or so.

On Oct 29, 8:25*am, "In2hoppn" > wrote:
> > I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
> > VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
> > had a problem like this for so long.
>
> When / where did you use to hear THAT?
> : )

Nah, they ain't good for nothin'...

Two VW's sacrificed themselves for my family and I...
The '80 Rabbit went 19 years and 175K before I had to put it down
because
of a tear in the pan under the seat...
The '81 pickup survived a slew of butthead owners before I rescued
it...
Still have it.
The '88 Golf just went to a friend's son at 237K...
The '99 Jetta has been astoundingly reliable, even with a supercharger
The '00 Golf is happily transporting my spouse around, with nary a
peep.

Guess I'll have to invest in some Detroit, er, Washington DC iron next
NOT!!

Which Supercharger did you go with on the '99?
I am still running my '83 GTi engine but I want a little more pep OR a lot
more pep. <g>

Ign Coils had issues starting with the VR6 engines and the 2.0 engines. So
why not the 1.8t. lol
Usually they can be repaired/resealed with a little time and a little money.

Knock on my wood, my '97 1.8t engine probably still has the original ign.
coils and they are doing well along with that ign module.
BTW I only own one VW, a '70 Beetle, but I do own a couple of Audis (1983 &
1997). <g>
--
later,
(One out of many daves)

"JettaPZ" > wrote in message
...
On Oct 29, 8:25 am, "In2hoppn" > wrote:
> > I always used to hear that VWs were known for reliability, and I own a
> > VW myself (a 2009 Rabbit), so it's disappointing to think that they've
> > had a problem like this for so long.
>
> When / where did you use to hear THAT?
> : )

Nah, they ain't good for nothin'...

Two VW's sacrificed themselves for my family and I...
The '80 Rabbit went 19 years and 175K before I had to put it down
because
of a tear in the pan under the seat...
The '81 pickup survived a slew of butthead owners before I rescued
it...
Still have it.
The '88 Golf just went to a friend's son at 237K...
The '99 Jetta has been astoundingly reliable, even with a supercharger
The '00 Golf is happily transporting my spouse around, with nary a
peep.

Guess I'll have to invest in some Detroit, er, Washington DC iron next
NOT!!