1.8t coils

[Rocky Mullin]

	even BMW GS motorcycle fans are talking about it.

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>Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:43:15 -0800
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>From: Jim Mahoney <jfm_k75 at yahoo.com>
>To: BMW -GS motorcycles mailing list <bmw-gs at micapeak.com>
>Subject: Warranty Follies (no GS content)
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>
>Though it may not seem like it, our friends in Munich
>are not the only German motor vehicle manufacturer to
>have interesting warranty and reliability issues.
>
>I read today that VW/Audi is having major failure
>rates of coils installed on the 1.8L turbo engine.  It
>apparently effects tens of thousands of cars
>manufactured during parts of the 2000 and 2001 model
>years.
>
>If you own one of these vehicles when the coil fails
>you limp back to the dealer, where they replace the
>bad coil, but not the other 3 that will evenutally
>fail.  So every time you drive the car you have a one
>in three chance of being stranded. Nice huh.
>
>VW refuses to do a recall claiming that it's not a
>safety issue and they are not extending the warranties
>for owners who manage to exceed the warranty
>parameters.
>
>Jim
>
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