2002 Volkswagen Passat Other or unknown Problems

“My 2002 Passat is less than 6 mths old (5,500 miles) and a coil malfunctioned. My car was towed to the vw dealer where I was told they will replace the failed coil, but none of the others, even though they admit that they will most likely fail. I will now be driving around waiting for my car to breakdown. As a single female, I don't find this to be a safe alternative.”

“We purchased a used 2002 Passat and during a storm, the passenger floor became filled with water, coming through the glove compartment. Dealer could not locate entry of water from hose at dealership so we changed to another 2002. On july 21, during a storm, the passenger side filled with rain on the floor but not through the glove compartment. On july 30, the driver floor was filled with water from a storm. But the passenger side was dry. Since this car is only a few years old, is this a defect?”

“I purchased my 2002 vw Passat on august 21, 2002. After less than 3000 miles, I had to have one of the ignition coils replaced. Today, at 5146 miles, I had to have another ignition coil replaced. That is two times in less than 2 months that I have had to take my car in for repairs. The repairperson informed me that vw has been having this problem on all of the 1.8 turbos and that it is not really a matter of if the next one goes out, but when.”

“I bought a 2002 Passat wagon glx certified used at lindsay vw in sterling va. I have only had the car 10 months. I had my car washed the week before june 27th, my car is garage kept day and night. We had bad rain storms in the washington dc area which I did not drive in the first day... The second day I did get caught in a rain storm but it was not unusually hard and I did not go through and large puddles. When I got home I noticed a ton of water had collected on the floor of the drivers side of the car. The lights began to flicker and go on and off... The electrical system was not working... …”

“The gas tank is leaking on the upper side behind the rear seats when is full. I think Volkswagen recalled some vehicles for the same problem in the past.”