2002 Volkswagen EuroVan: raw data

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vehicle	2002 / volkswagen / eurovan
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-03)
complaints	42 on file (2002-02-27 → 2020-07-29)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Radiator cooling fan blade breakageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING9 complaints2006-07 → 2020-07eurovan-2002-cooling-fan-blade-failure

10196406 FAN WAS UNBALANCED AND BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE
10278750 AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A PIECE OF ONE OF THE OF THE TWO RADIATOR FANS WAS MISSING
10162741 RADIATOR FANS DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING AND MADE A HOLE IN RADIATOR

Automatic transmission slipping and failurePOWER TRAIN4 complaints2007-05 → 2010-07eurovan-2002-automatic-transmission-failure

10190900 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS. SLOW TO GO INTO GEAR
10195108 AFTER ONLY DRIVING THE CAR SOME 29,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT
10341939 THE NEXT MORNING, I DROVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE SLIPPING HAD CEASED SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT TO OUR VW DEALERSHIP

Electrical system faults with engine shutoff or racingELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2002-12 → 2005-08eurovan-2002-electrical-failure-engine-shutoff

10134495 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED
10102633 WE HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN
770401 BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP RACING, BUCKING, WITH THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD UNTIL THE KEY WAS TURNED SO THAT ENGINE STOPPED ALTOGETHER

Heated seat burn-through and overheatingELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS7 complaints2006-05 → 2018-02eurovan-2002-seat-heater-burn-through

10816208 THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT FABRIC
10266376 HEATED FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SMOLDERING
10185706 HEATED SEATS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
42	2002-02-27	2020-07-29	1	4	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:13; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:9; SEATS:7; POWER TRAIN:5; ENGINE:2

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/volkswagen/eurovan

@misc{wrenchpro_2002_volkswagen_eurovan_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2002 Volkswagen EuroVan},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2002/volkswagen/eurovan}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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