Coilpacks being replaced by VW under a VIN specific service campaign in Australia

[graeme86]

Just took my R32 in to get some suspension work done and my VIN comes up for a service "recall" for the coilpacks, similar to USA campaign.

Mine is Nov 2003 build.

There are a number of different vehicles covered by this, so ring VW and check if you are covered.

They couldn't be more specific unfortunately, they just type your VIN into the system and it says "yay" or "nay".

Mine said "yay"

[sir_camel]

nice...i'll check mine next week....figuring all of our mk4 R32's must be in the same boat.

[drewr]

AWESOME! mine are buggering up something chronic, was just about to go the ECS route! *grabs phone*

[type 17]

I have just called up and yes all mk4 .:r32s delivered in australia are eligable, the only problem being i just changed my coilpacks and they wont reimburse me, i kept my old ones but it just doesnt seem worth putting the old ones back in to take it into the deal only to have them swap in new ones which i already have..... times like this make me want to punish someone in wolfsburg

[trickysimon]

Any idea if its 4-Motion Bora's as well?

[goodfella]

I just called VW Fivedock service dept- My Bora VIN is not on the Recall list

[graeme86]

2.8 Boras only have the one coilpack on the end of the head, don't they?

This campaign only involves replacing, as appropriate, the individual coilpacks sitting on each sparkplug - it still depends on the part number of the coilpack that is on there now - it is quite specific as to what gets replaced.

[goodfella]

OMG, theres 1 fact that Graeme doesnt know !!

The BDE (late 2002+) engines also had 6 individual coilpacks same as R32

[sir_camel]

Ah i think that mine have been replaced in the past so prob arn't the OEM ones that they will replace i guess...

[drewr]

Sweet, booked in for next monday to get freebies!

=D

[ian]

I have just called up and yes all mk4 .:r32s delivered in australia are eligable, the only problem being i just changed my coilpacks and they wont reimburse me, i kept my old ones but it just doesnt seem worth putting the old ones back in to take it into the deal only to have them swap in new ones which i already have..... times like this make me want to punish someone in wolfsburg

What did they cost you It could be handy to have a spare set on hand even when you sell the car the new owner would be happy.

[Driven Threads]

I have just called up and yes all mk4 .:r32s delivered in australia are eligable, the only problem being i just changed my coilpacks and they wont reimburse me, i kept my old ones but it just doesnt seem worth putting the old ones back in to take it into the deal only to have them swap in new ones which i already have..... times like this make me want to punish someone in wolfsburg

x2. Mine were recently replaced too! Wonder if I could still get it done, and keep the ones that they take out?

[balkanac]

Just called Osborne park vw, my car is eligable but they want me to come in so they can "inspect the part numbers" (thats literally what the woman said) and then order the new ones and replace them

[Big_M]

Just called Osborne park vw, my car is eligable but they want me to come in so they can "inspect the part numbers" (thats literally what the woman said) and then order the new ones and replace them

Yeah thats what I got told too. Earliest for me is Friday next week !!

[Mr. JLT]

Good you guys are getting them replaced. Its for the mk4 and mk5 R32 in the us. When I brought my letter in to the local dealer 2 plus years ago where I live and showed them the recall letter from VWOA- they would not replace mine since the letter was from VW America and then the the service manger tried to feed me some BS about the R's here came from a different assembly line so I was kind enough to school him up on some Vw history and the switched on parts guy came out to have a laugh as the so called expert got schooled up. Some people just crack me up.