VW and Audi OWNERS-"LEMON support" of the withdrawal

Chicago, Illinois - May 29, 2003 - Owners of some 2,001, 2,002 and 2,003 Volkswagen and Audi received a surprise in the mail in February this year. 530000 car was faulty ignition coils, which can lead to partial loss of engine power and potentially an accident. If the coil fails, the car's "check engine" light will begin to flash and the car's performance can become rough, to the point that it loses power. The producer promised to replace all 4 ignition coils in each vehicle that could potentially be affected. But the wait time can be long, leaving many consumers disillusioned with their VW and Audi, purchased in part because of the automakers reputation for quality and reliability. Vehicles affected by the withdrawal is equipped with 1.8 liter engines, and include the Audi TT and A4 and the Volkswagen Golf / GTI, Jetta, New Beetle and Passat. Add to that all VW's equipped with 2.8 liter VR6 and the Audi 3.0 liter V6 engine. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration) estimates that in a year's time about 50000 complaints lodged via their website, by telephone and by mail, for vehicles that are defective. Their website www.nhtsa.org give visitors the opportunity to search for a specific fault manufacturer, model and year. But even after a series of complaints concerning the same mistakes have been registered by consumers, it takes a very serious, often life-threatening defects that cause a manufacturer to recognize the error and issue a recall. How does a withdrawal affect your rights under the lemon law? If you have been at the workshop several times, trying to repair your VW or Audi's rough ride or flashing check engine light and then receive the recall notice, means the lemon law still offer protection? Patrick Dwyer of Naperville had had problems with his VW Passat, before he received the recall notice and had contacted the lemon law firm Krohn & Moss, Ltd. after researching his lemon law rights. "I purchased the Passat-based Volkswagen's reputation for reliability and quality." Dwyer suspected something was very wrong with his vehicle when it was not fixed after 3 workshop visits. "It was the last item on just replace a couple of motor coils for me, I did not care, I just do not feel comfortable or safe driving that car!" "It is a valiant effort by the manufacturer to correct a defective part, but consumers still have legal rights under both their state lemon law and the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Rights Act," argues Adam Krohn, Managing Partner of Krohn & Moss Consumer Law Center and co-founder of LemonLawAmerica.com. "If your VW or Audi has been idle for many days and in the shop for this mistake many times, your car can still be a lemon, remember only confirm that there was a problem now," adds Mr. Krohn. Evidence of your repair orders and all other correspondence with the dealer or manufacturer to determine whether or not you make it eligible for a replacement vehicle or your money back under state lemon laws. Krohn & Moss Consumer Law Center has arbitrated, settled and brought thousands of lemon law claims to date. The company practices lemon law in 9 states, including Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, Arizona, Florida and California. Mr. Krohn can be contacted at 1-800 U.S. lemon or visit Krohn & Moss website at www.yourlemonlawrights.com