2002 Volkswagen Eurovan

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE COOLING FAN FAILED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A UPHILL PAVED ROAD GRADE AROUND 11 AM GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BLADE ON THE COOLING FAN ON THE 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN BROKE OFF. FAN WAS UNBALANCED AND BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE FAN STILL CONTINUED TO RUN VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE VAN, FINALLY STOPPED AND IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE FAN TURNED ON AGAIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE VAN. RIALTA HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VOLKSWAGEN PROBLEM WITH FAN BLADES SEPARATING FROM COOLING FAN. NHTSA RECALL. 04V107000/VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. WB NHTSA CASE NUMBER PE0315 OPENED ON APRIL 2003 AND CLOSED AUGUST 2003. WHAT WAS THE FINAL OUT COME OF THE INVESTIGATION? THIS IS A ON GOING SAFETY ISSUE, THERE ARE OTHER CASES POSTED ON YAHOO WEB SITE. VOLKSWAGEN ISSUE FAN WARNING LABELS (LABEL WAS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN I ASKED FOR DATE OF ISSUE VW DID NOT HAVE ANY DATE ON RECORD! I RECEIVED THIS LABEL A FEW YEARS AGO.) TO BE AFFIXED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WARNING OF FAN BLADE HAZARDS. LABEL STATES "DO NOT PROP ANYTHING AGAINST RADIATOR FAN, PUSH AGAINST THEM IN ANY OTHER WAY. A DAMAGED RADIATOR FAN COULD BREAK WHEN TURNING AT HIGH SPEED AND CUASE SEROIUS PERSONAL INJURY. SEE REPAIR MANUAL . CONTACTED VW CORPORATE ,, CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN FILED) AND DAN WILDER PORT ANGLES WAS WHERE VAN WAS PURCHASED. VAN WAS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTLY 5 YRS AND 60,000 MILES. NEITHER WOULD TELL ME IF FAN WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. FAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GENERATOR AND BATTERY INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2006, THE ENGINE FAN WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE AND COST THE CONTACT $977. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $92 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS OF THE GENERATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ISSUED CASE # 60034264 BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.*AK

BOUGHT A USED 2002 EUROVAN WITH SEAT WARMER IN JAN 2006. SEAT WARMERS WORKED INITIALLY, BUT ON PASSENGER SIDE IT OVERHEATED AND MELTED THROUGH THE FACTORY SYNTHETIC CLOTH SEAT COVER CAUSING ABOUT A 1 INCH CHARRED BLACK SPOT AS WELL AS OTHER DISCOLORATION NEARBY. WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND NOTICED THE EXTREMELY HOT SPOT AND TURNED IT OFF BEFORE IT DID MORE DAMAGE OR INJURY. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER FINDING OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SEAT WARMER PROBLEMS ON THEIR VW MODELS, DOCUMENTED ON A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON EDMUNDS.COM FOR 2002-2003 VW JETTAS AND VWVORTEX.COM INTERNET SITES. *JB

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN. MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INCLUDING GENERATOR, BATTERY, THROTTLE CONTROLS, AND AN ABS SENSOR. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS. *AK THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, APPARENTLY FOR NO REASON. WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER THERE IS A BRAKE FAILURE, OR ERRONEOUS WARNING. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. TODAY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND AT THE SAME TIME BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. WE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM, TURN THE CAR "OFF", THEN RESTART TO GET THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO RUN. OBVIOUSLY IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WITH ZERO VISIBILITY, AND THEN TO HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO RESTART THE CAR. VW NEEDS TO CORRECT SYSTEMWIDE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 VW EUROVAN.