MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: adgti on April 09, 2013, 11:28:34 pm

Title: Coilpack Recall
Post by: adgti on April 09, 2013, 11:28:34 pm: My car's booked in friday for the recall will my car have to be un-modified to have the recall done? All I have is a CAI
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: numec on April 09, 2013, 11:50:08 pm: How do we check if the car is affected by the recall?
Any particulr batch?
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: edd666999 on April 09, 2013, 11:55:43 pm: Quote from: adgti on April 09, 2013, 11:28:34 pm
My car's booked in friday for the recall will my car have to be un-modified to have the recall done? All I have is a CAI

My car was heavily modified and it was fine.

They are replacing them because some of the older coil packs caused a fire in one or 2 cars so being modified has nothing to do with it.
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: edd666999 on April 09, 2013, 11:56:16 pm: Quote from: numec on April 09, 2013, 11:50:08 pm
How do we check if the car is affected by the recall?
Any particulr batch?

Do a forum search there are loads of threads on this.
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: adgti on April 09, 2013, 11:58:49 pm: I think most are affected just ring VW. Cheers guys the bad news is one of my coilpacks died today so I have no car until friday :( I am going to ring tomorrow to see if they can fit it in sooner as it's only a 10 minute job :driver:
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: ripmateyy on April 10, 2013, 11:27:38 am: Mine melted the coilpack and the harness plug! VW replaced both and the other 3 coilpacks FOC under the recall!!
Title: Re: Coilpack Recall
Post by: tom.b on April 12, 2013, 10:42:15 am: my cupra was modifed when i took mine in for coil pack recall no problems athough it made no noticable difference so must of been alright anyway!