One problem related to gasoline engine has been reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Volkswagen Eurovan based on all problems reported for the 2002 Eurovan.
We just experienced a expensive ($4500) problem with the Volkswagen Eurovan/winnebago rialta. Actually the problem was relatively minor but became major because of the vw engineering. A sprocket that part of the camshaft chain drive assembly was worn to the point that it was almost completely rounded. This caused the timing chain to jump. The warranty is 50,000 miles. The problem started at 52, 000 miles. I had it repaired at 55,000 miles. A little research on the web shows it to be a known problem. The sprocket apparently was not properly hardened on a few of the vr-6 engines. The abnormal wear started from the day the engine was assembled but took 52,000 miles to show-up. . Read more...