Volkswagen Eurovan owners have reported 42 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 13 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's cooling fan (21 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine cooling system (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The contact owns a 2002 Volkswagen euro van. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at 35 mph the engine overheated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the engine fan blades broke. The current and failure mileages were 73300. Read details...
For the second time the cooling fan assembly on my Volkswagen vanagon (winnebago rialta conversion) has failed catastrophically. The fan blade shattered both times leaving me stranded on the side of the road when the van began shaking violently. Volkswagen refused to offer any assistance whatsoever. Read details...
****note - need more information. Contacted consumer - 8/6/*** problem: radiator fan blades are broken and/or missing. Radiator overheated. Took to vw dealer today, and was told fan blades were broken and/or missing. Read details...
I was driving my 2002 vw Eurovan over a causeway going approximately 55 mph. A warning light flashed several times then went off. I believe it was a coolant light. Then a strange thump, thump, thump noise came from under the hood followed by smoke. Read details...
Reliable internet automotive sources have listed excessive wear of the intermediate (balance shaft) valve timing shain sprocket in early 2001 24-valve vr6 engines. The inadequetly hardened sprocket teeth will vear excissively, such that chain "jumpeds" a tooth and since the vr6 is an Read details...