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Offline jer

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« on: 28 December 2006, 14:41 »
my wife was driving our gti ,when she lost a bit of power while driving up to a junction,when she pulled away the car burst into flames. the results are heartbreaking,after getting car back to dealer some bods from vwuk have sent the coil pack away for examination,anyone know if this has happened before?
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Phil mcavity

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Re: fire
« Reply #1 on: 28 December 2006, 14:57 »
thats a shocking story and hope this was a one off, i had a pug 307 that had numous fire risks with starter motors jamming on the flywheel and setting alight.Are vw replacing the car for you free of charge?
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Offline jer

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Re: fire
« Reply #2 on: 28 December 2006, 16:19 »
dont know whats gunna happen next ,they need to get the results from coil pack,and it needs to be conclusive,they are worried about having to recall.
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Re: fire
« Reply #3 on: 28 December 2006, 17:05 »
H O L Y  S H ! T  :cry:
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Offline TagnuT

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« Reply #4 on: 28 December 2006, 20:38 »
Bad luck ..... I hope it gets sorted. Good job the wife is ok. .........They can replace the car.
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Re: fire
« Reply #5 on: 22 March 2007, 22:00 »
Hi newbie here!

Had my GTi 05reg 48k miles for less than a week and she set fire too!

Replacement coil pack fitted and part sent back to VW. Be interested to know how old you car was before this happened & how many miles you'd done. Anyone else had this problem?!
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Re: fire
« Reply #6 on: 26 March 2007, 21:39 »
hi,soz for delay in reply but my computer went pop,the car was also 05,and had done 20k,how did u get compensated?????
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Offline Vdubulyer

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Re: fire
« Reply #7 on: 27 March 2007, 13:55 »
Cheers for replying jer.

New coil pack fitted now, thankfully the damage was limited to the coil itself and the plastic covers.

When idling it seems to stutter ever so slightly, so slight that it does not register on the rev counter, you can just faintly hear it & feel it through the steering wheel and pedals. Is this the norm? Any advice would be much appreciated.

As for compensation, I got to drive a 1.4 S for a week. What more could you possibly ask for?! :rolleyes:
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