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yact: 03 or 04 passat?
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No difference, both of them will have coil packs that will fail within one year.
johneetrash
Diamond Member
eh, the passats are different from the golf/jetta/nb. they're very reliable.
though i'd get the v6 just to be safe 🙂
Water cooled VW's suck.
Ignition coils, there are two of them that are bolted together, thus coil pack.
He who owns a sucky vehicle, sucks himself 😉
johneetrash
Diamond Member
rocco's and corrados dont suck!
[edit]i cant speak english![/edit]
Triumph
Lifer
the problem in and of itself isn't that bad, it's just a part that gets swapped out. VW had a bad supplier for these coilpacks from 2001.5 till now. the problem wasn't around before the switch to that supplier, and its easily fixed under the recall by simply swapping in a new coil pack from the supplier that makes ones that actually WORK! 🙂 when the coil pack fails, basically the spark plug gets no electricity to make its spark, so you get no power. VW didn't handle the problem in the most eloquent manner, but any reasonable person should be able to see that it isn't a reason to avoid VW's now, especially since there is a permanent fix in place (for free, no less).
as for the Passat, I don't think there will be much difference between 03 and 04. A redesign is due in 2005. I believe '03 will see an available 150 hp turbo diesel engine, and 4motion available with the 1.8T engine.
TheeeChosenOne
Banned
I have an '02 Passat v6. An exceptional car that has outperformed the BMWs I've owned in the past.
From what I read last week, VW will replace all faulty ignition coils. Just go to the VW dealership to get it serviced.
For new owners, this won't be a problem as it has been addressed before you buy the car.
My car is an 2002 so I'm marked, but nothing has happened. If anything would have happened, it would have happened already.
From what I read last week, VW will replace all faulty ignition coils. Just go to the VW dealership to get it serviced.
For new owners, this won't be a problem as it has been addressed before you buy the car.
My car is an 2002 so I'm marked, but nothing has happened. If anything would have happened, it would have happened already.
04 they might have been able to get the new coil packs to the factories... then again...
2 of my friends that own 1.8T VWs have cars affected by the coil pack recall. No problems with the cars but one got 2 recall notices and hasn't been able to get the recall service done (yay! dealer runaround!) and the other, no notices at all. Had to be told by me and other friend there even was a recall.
The 1.8T is a great engine for mods (and better value imo), but yeah... VW dealerships IS SUCK. Good cars + sucky @$$ service
2 of my friends that own 1.8T VWs have cars affected by the coil pack recall. No problems with the cars but one got 2 recall notices and hasn't been able to get the recall service done (yay! dealer runaround!) and the other, no notices at all. Had to be told by me and other friend there even was a recall.
The 1.8T is a great engine for mods (and better value imo), but yeah... VW dealerships IS SUCK. Good cars + sucky @$$ service
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