2002 Volkswagen Eurovan problems, complaints & recalls

2020-07-29 · Engine · 57,400 mi

“****note - need more information. contacted consumer - 8/6/20**** problem: radiator fan blades are broken and/or missing. radiator overheated. took to vw dealer today, and was told fan blades were broken and/or missing.…”

2018-02-13 · Seats · 107,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“i was driving my vehicle on the highway going approximately 70mph. my seat heater had been on for about 10-15 minutes when my passenger and i began to smell a sweet, smokey odor. the smoke was not visible at the time, but over the next 5-10 minutes the smell became more intense and there was smoke visible inside the car. my passenger noticed thick …”

2017-07-18 · Seats:front Assembly:seat Heater/Cooler · 140,000 mi · 🔥 fire

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen eurovan. the contact stated that the front passenger seat caught on fire. the contact stated that the seat warmer malfunctioned and caused the seat to catch on fire. the contact stated that the front passenger seat, her son's winter coat, his shirt, and his back were burned by the malfunctioning seat warmer. t…”

2017-02-13 · Structure:body · 50,000 mi

“sliding passenger door will not latch closed when temperatures are below freezing.…”

2015-12-25 · Seats · 125,000 mi

“the front passenger seat heater burned through the seat fabric. the burn-through location is on the vertical surface of the seat, mid-line, at about the lumbar height. please refer to the attached photograph. a passenger was seated in the aforementioned seat when the burn-through occurred. the vehicle was in motion at highway speed at the time of t…”

2015-09-16 · Service Brakes · 130,730 mi

“was driving on the freeway, when the brake light appeared on the dash board ,was on my way to my doctors ,as i came back, it was at reduce speed 3rd lane at 50mph, for safety purpose since i could not trust the brakes of the vehicle, i took the van to the dealer and again i need to replace front brakes, (this happens every 10.000 miles).when i que…”

2015-02-24 · Engine · 143,054 mi

“230 days in vw dealer's repair shop ! i purchased a 2002 vw eurovan weekender camper with 142,276 miles on 2/25/12 because of its excellent space utilization and because it had a replacement engine still under vw warranty. i was very wrong about the vw warranty. i paid $21,780.63 for warranty and/or faulty repairs all performed by vw dealers …”

2012-11-07 · Wheels:lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

“2002 winnebago mounted on a volkswagen euro van chassis. consumer writes in regards to loosing one of the fasteners to a wheel rim *tgw the volkswagen dealer provided the consumer a replacement wheel bolt that was 25% shorted than the factory bolt (30mm long versus the original 40 mm long). when questioned. the parts employee indicated the shorted…”

2012-02-27 · Seats

“i was driving my daughter to school today and we had put the heated seats on in my 2002 vw eurovan. as we approached the school my daughter yelled ouch and grabbed her back. we discovered a hole in the seat that had burned through the seat fabric and burned a hole in her north face jacket. it had started to heat up her shirt but luckily she fel…”

2010-08-11 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System · 70,000 mi

“for the second time the cooling fan assembly on my volkswagen vanagon (winnebago rialta conversion) has failed catastrophically. the fan blade shattered both times leaving me stranded on the side of the road when the van began shaking violently. volkswagen refused to offer any assistance whatsoever. i notice that you have an open investigation o…”