Ignition problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Passat

2001. 5 Passat GLS 1. 8t the coil pack fouled and caught the coil on fire. Had I not opened it up and removed the valve cover along with the coil pack itself, the car would have went up in flames. I feel sorry for those who dont know much about cars. This is an ongoing issue with vw coil packs. Vw claims that if they go bad you can still drive it to the dealership. I dont believe this to be a safe idea.

Failing coil pack in 2001. 5 Volkswagen Passat.

Multiple problems with the 2001 vw Passat. Problems began at 16000 miles and have continued up to the current date and mileage of 33000 miles. Car has been seen in vw service department 11 times since November 2001. Lawsuit has been filed against vw America.

Failed coil pack.

No summary. Dt.

A check of the Volkswagen forum shows this is a common occurrence.

Re coil packs. Vw has supplied the cars with defective coil packs that can fail without warnihg at any time. I had one failed at 18000 miles. The other three can fail at any time. Can't take the car on long trips without taking a chance of a coil pack failure. Don't know what would happen at highway speeds if there was a failure. Vw needs to recall the cars and replace these defective parts. And if you are unlucky enough to have a failure you can wait for parts for months and in turn not have anything to drive.

Vw authorized the dealer to replace one of the four coil packs on the car, though failure of these coil packs are a known problem. With the increased probability that any one or all the remaining three coil packs might fail at one time, I cannot rely on this vehicle for long trips or night driving. **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**770856.

While diving the vehicle at 45mph suddenly loss power due to a faulty coil dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.