Finally happened! F**king coil pack went out today.
11-21-2002, 04:53 PM
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Finally happened! F**king coil pack went out today.
22,000 miles on 1.8t A4. Was able to make it to dealer 35 miles away. Dealer said it may be up to two weeks before they have my car back to me. Chances of door dings and scratches from being parked at dealership concern me. What a bummer!
11-21-2002, 05:20 PM
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This is getting out of hand. Help us stop this. Please fill out our questionnaire and NHTSA form.
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QUESTIONNAIRE:
(Its easiest to just highlight and copy the blank questionnaire and then paste it into the response message box below. Then you can edit in your Xs and comments and then just post it as your response message.)
1. Car?
____a. 2002 A4 1.8T
____b. 2002 A4 3.0
____c. 2003 A4 1.8T
____d. 2003 A4 3.0
____e. Other (describe)
2. Where were you when you first noticed the symptoms?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ On the road
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Just after starting your car
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
3. What symptoms did you experience (check all that are applicable)?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Shaking or excess vibration
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Engine warning light
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rough idle
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Bad smell
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Excessively hot exhaust manifold
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Loss of power
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
4. What did you do when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car to the closest Audi dealer
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car home then had it flatbedded to the dealer
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Parked it and had it flatbedded to the dealer from there
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove it for a while until secondary symptoms made you park it and have it flatbedded to the dealer
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (explain)
5. Was safety a factor when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Yes
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ No
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ If Yes, explain briefly
6. What was the weather like when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and humid
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and dry
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild with precipitation
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold with precipitation
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold but above freezing
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold and below freezing.
h. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
7. What was your geographic location when the failure occurred (London, Phoenix, Taos Ski Basin, etc)?
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
8. In what month and year did the failure occur?
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
9. What did the dealer do?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Replaced the failed ignition coil
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Replaced all of the ignition coils
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the latest rev coil(s)
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the same rev coil
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of failed coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of new coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Coil that failed (#1, #5, etc)
10. What is your typical driving style?
____a. Gentle
____b. Moderate
____c. Aggressive
____d. Other (explain)
11. How many ignition coil failures have you experienced?
____a. One
____b. Two
____c. Three
12. Have you noticed any secondary effects since having the coil(s) replaced?
____a. Yes
____b. No
____c. If Yes please describe
13. Production date of car (inside drivers side door pillar): ____________________
14. Miles driven before failure:
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
If your safety was in any way compromised when any one of your coil packs failed, fill out the form on this link. Help us expidite a recall.<ul><li><a href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm">http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm</a</li></ul>
QUESTIONNAIRE:
(Its easiest to just highlight and copy the blank questionnaire and then paste it into the response message box below. Then you can edit in your Xs and comments and then just post it as your response message.)
1. Car?
____a. 2002 A4 1.8T
____b. 2002 A4 3.0
____c. 2003 A4 1.8T
____d. 2003 A4 3.0
____e. Other (describe)
2. Where were you when you first noticed the symptoms?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ On the road
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Just after starting your car
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
3. What symptoms did you experience (check all that are applicable)?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Shaking or excess vibration
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Engine warning light
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rough idle
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Bad smell
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Excessively hot exhaust manifold
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Loss of power
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
4. What did you do when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car to the closest Audi dealer
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove the car home then had it flatbedded to the dealer
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Parked it and had it flatbedded to the dealer from there
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Drove it for a while until secondary symptoms made you park it and have it flatbedded to the dealer
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (explain)
5. Was safety a factor when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Yes
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ No
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ If Yes, explain briefly
6. What was the weather like when the failure occurred?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and humid
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Hot and dry
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Mild with precipitation
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold with precipitation
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold but above freezing
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Cold and below freezing.
h. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Other (describe)
7. What was your geographic location when the failure occurred (London, Phoenix, Taos Ski Basin, etc)?
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
8. In what month and year did the failure occur?
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
9. What did the dealer do?
a. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Replaced the failed ignition coil
b. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Replaced all of the ignition coils
c. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the latest rev coil(s)
d. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Put in the same rev coil
e. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of failed coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
f. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Rev of new coil(s) if you know (H, J, B, D, etc)
g. 1st____2nd____3rd____ Coil that failed (#1, #5, etc)
10. What is your typical driving style?
____a. Gentle
____b. Moderate
____c. Aggressive
____d. Other (explain)
11. How many ignition coil failures have you experienced?
____a. One
____b. Two
____c. Three
12. Have you noticed any secondary effects since having the coil(s) replaced?
____a. Yes
____b. No
____c. If Yes please describe
13. Production date of car (inside drivers side door pillar): ____________________
14. Miles driven before failure:
1st. ________________
2nd. ________________
3rd. ________________
If your safety was in any way compromised when any one of your coil packs failed, fill out the form on this link. Help us expidite a recall.<ul><li><a href="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm">http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm</a</li></ul>
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11-21-2002, 05:35 PM
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Each engine cylinder has its own ignition coil (coil pack). They fail frequently on the '02s.
When one fails, that cylinder no longer gets a spark for ignition and so the following happens:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/43918/myhtml_symptoms.jpg">
Here's a picture of what they look like (click link):<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/157545.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/157545.phtml</a</li></ul>
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/43918/myhtml_symptoms.jpg">
Here's a picture of what they look like (click link):<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/157545.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/157545.phtml</a</li></ul>
