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  1. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    I have a 2012 Passat SE with a 2.5L engine and the 09G Tiptronic 6-speed transmission. It has about 150k miles. I am having an issue when the car is warming up (first 15 mins of driving) when about 25 feet before I come to a stop there is a grab/jerk that you can feel through the whole car...
  2. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    I found a 6 speed DQ250 DSG out of a 2018 (same year as my passat) Golf GTI for sale and was wondering if its at all possible to retro fit it onto my passat to upgrade it to an actual DSG transmission.
  3. B7/NMS Garage
    Hi yall. I'm looking to install a CTS Turbo Ea888 Gen3 Turbo upgrade it. Its a 67mm turbo and can run over 400hp. Im looking for about 450hp. What kind of supporting mods will I need? I know I'll need an upgraded intercooling and fueling, I'm just not sure what I need. I also was wondering how...
  4. Volkswagen Passat B6 Discussion
    Hello, I'm new to the group, thanks for the ad. I have a 2006 B6 with an automatic tranny. I've invested a lot of $ into this car and I just messed up the front end ( I rear ended someone) I found a donor 2010 B6. I'm thinking of taking the front bumper/fenders/rad/intercooler and pipe/ rad...
  5. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    There is a transmission problem. When I shift the gear lever between "D and R" there is a heavy jeck and all positions on the OBD are indicated and the car takes off sluggishly especially going uphill. But if i only go from park to drive the car runs fine with no issues.
  6. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    Hi there, new to this forum so hopefully I'm posting in the right place. Wondering if the experts here can help me out with an odd sound coming from my 2012 Passat (SE, 5 cylinder). The sound is a high pitched ringing/whining/beeping noise when accelerating at any RPM (can record if helpful). It...
  7. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    So today out of nowhere when I was driving home my engine (once I let my foot off the accelerator) and sometimes it did it on its own, my car downshifted hard and the whole car jerked and I mean it felt like it was going to brake super hard. I looked up possible reasons and some sources say it...
  8. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Got a strange code in tcm that’s causing a permanent limp. Says pressure control solenoid (4-N218) fault to ground/ open/ short anyone got any ideas on this one? i know what the lean codes are but the transmission code has me stumbled
  9. B5 Garage
    Hello forum, I am about to attempt to replace the clutch in my Passat within the next few months and could use some advice on what kit to purchase, where to find good DIY videos/walk-throughs, and anything else that I need to look out for. This is for a 1.8T AWM. I'm looking to spend around...
  10. Volkswagen Passat Early B Platforms Discussion
    To be quite frank i am not really quite sure what kind of transmission my 1991 b3 passat has. What i know is that it contains a 1.8 liter 66kw petrol engine. As you may notice i am not especially knowledgable in cars in general so i would be delighted with even the slightest clue of where i can...
  11. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    Hello everyone! I’m newbie and new to this forum. It’s been couple of weeks I have transmission issue with my 2013 Passat B7 2.5L I5. When the car is parked for multiple hours and obviously the engine is not warmed up, when I shift the gear from P to R or D, the car jerks and once driving when...
  12. B5 Garage
    I have a rotting transmission oil cooler line which is a metal pipe and I'm considering using a flexible transmission oil cooler hose to replace it. The metal pipe connects to the line coming from (or going to) the transmission by using a male flare fitting. Here's a pic from the part I want to...
  13. New Member Introductions
    Hi , I have a 2013 passat SE 2.5 lt. With 90,000 miles. My car has run awesome and hasn't given me any problems besides the head light issue which was recalled but since the recall was closed when I bought it in 2018 I was unable to get it done through the recall and it would cost me $400 so I...
  14. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    hello if anyone is able to help me that would be awesome. So my transmission recently went out so i ordered a rebuilt transmission it comes with the torque converter. my question is what all am i going to need to do the job correctly i now i need gaskets and bolts but i dont know what exactly i...
  15. Volkswagen Passat W8 Discussion
    Hope everyone has been surviving the last year we'll! Few days ago, ended up buying a 2003 W8 Blue Spirit Pearl wagon with 160k, for a steal. I know it's infamous history and all the negative stigmas around them, but for the price I didn't mind buying a toy (another toy**) The car drove...
  16. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    I recently picked up a 01 1.8t gls sedan auto, 144000 mi aug engine, with a 5hp-19 efp transmission. Ive dug around the forum and found some great help, but still need some more help. Everything appeared good on test drive and everything seemed to work. On the way home when pulling from a...
  17. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi everyone. I just bought a 1999 Passat v6 2.8l with tiptronic 5 speed transmission front wheel drive. The carpet on the passanger side was wet and the TCM was open, even the plastic box was broken. The transmission display shows all the positions highlighted (limp mode) for a brief periodo...
  18. Volkswagen Passat B7 Discussion
    Hey guys, new member here😁. Today I noticed that my 2015 Passat had a jerk when downshifting from 4th to 3rd at around 2k rpm. It’s only that downshift, whether I’m doing it manually or in sport mode, regular drive i dont notice it. Any ideas what it could be?? Thanks for the help guys!!
  19. B5 Garage
    I have a 1998 1.8t 5 speed, it's was an abandoned project and I took it over. Had to replace brake master, slave and some switches, a goofy hydraulic line from the fluid res to the trans, This hydraulic hose will not stay put. As it builds pressure it just pops out. I see nothing broken maybe...
  20. Vag-Com and OBD11 Coding
    Looking for some help I have a 2000 vw Passat that used to be a auto and swapped to manual (done by someone other than me) and it has a code for an auto trans being in limp mode i was told it could be the tcm though when I went to get under the passenger side floor board there is no computer...
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