A8CT

he was about 1/2 way into a 300 mile drive and the car started running rough, flashing CEL. Turned out it was a bad coil pack which was already replaced during a recall a couple of years ago.

Made me think having a cheap ODB scanner and an extra coil in the trunk might not be a bad idea since it's an easy roadside repair.

Bob

PaulW

Kimberly's 02 A4 had multiple failures, to the point where it was at the dealer for 10 days while waiting for a new coil pack. She left the dealer and 1 mile down the road another had failed.

They ended up replacing the other two once they got enough in stock under a recall.

A lot of A4's and Passats around 01 and 02 were affected.

I wouldn't be too worried about it on the A8.

KYNZ

i agree with Paul but the 97-99s DO use the same coils as the A4s in the late 90s

A8CT

Re: yeah, I hadn't heard of any either. I won't worry about it then...