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Last week my alarm went off and since I was going to be away for a while, I uncoupled the + terminal on the battery, with the alarm still sounding in my ear, I walked away to get my bus connection. Today, I re-attached the batteries + terminal and since the car was not alarmed, unlocked the...

hi, for the past couple week, ive started it up fine, set off then 5 mins down the road it cuts out, and needs a bit of easy start to fire it back up, but will then be fine for the rest of the day. it only ever seems to do it from cold (or being parked up for 4 or 5 hours). had it on vagcom and...

Like many of you I've been experiencing less than enthusiastic throttle response from my 1.8T Drive by Wire. I've done many of the recommended easy fixes. Some of which improved throttle response. I have no idea (other than instinct after reading Passatworld threads for the last 2 months) why...

hey all! so while driving recently, my step dad was flashed the old 'STOP - check coolant' message. turns out the car was overheating, however, there is no leak and the coolant level is fine. he went to an indy shop (supposedly trusty) who immediately told him it's the head gasket and proceeded...

Say I Drive the car 10 mins from cold start. The coolant needle goes up normally. I turn the car off for 5 mins and the needle says cool. The oil hasnt even Cooled yet! Now the needle does go back up in 1-2mins. Much quicker than from actual cold engine, but why is it taking so Long to...

Hi there, this is a great forum for VW, I am drive a Passat 2008 V6 4Motion, 85,000 kms single owner. All the services have been done at the dealor (who has been fairly good to me:)) I am a newbie here and this is a sort of emergency issue. Before that, some history: Last year I had an issue...

Hello, I have a 2000 auto-1.8t passat with 114.5k miles. 3rd owner and as far as I know it has always been serviced at a VW dealer and only touched synthetic oil and the "right" liquids. I've noticed over the month since I'm home from college that when I drive my car, never more than 20 miles...

Ok so Im new here...and i absolutely love this place...it an amazing place for resources and you guys seem so helpful... so heres my issue(s) lol I bought a 98 passat gls 1.8t, it has the auto-slap type manual trans... when i bought it i was told it needed a fuel pump.. im not a mechanic by any...

So I installed some Yellow PIAA h3 fog bulbs over the weekend. :wrench: So Im driving and after 15 mins of driving the fuse blows (15), so I replace it blows again, then I put in a 20 fuse blows instantly :crazy: Whats going on here? I didnt think I would need a larger fuse?:rolleyes:

Could anyone advise me on a current problem(s) I am experiencing with my Passat? It is a 55 Reg 140 tdi saloon with full history & has done 92000miles. I bought it late Dec 09. Over the last few weeks it is increasingly difficult to start. At first i was getting 'steering column lock defective'...

bank 1 misfires, followed by EITHER too lean or too rich. after 7 mins. flashing eng. lite goes out and runs like a champ for as long as car is running. idles great in or out of gear after that. new plugs, coil paks, maf. seems like a sensor of somesort but is intermitent. vacumm lines look...

well yesterday i was going to town to buy a valve cover gasket set cause my old one was bad. so i get onto the high way and once i hit 80 i hear a loud hissing/scrapping noise, wasn't sure what it was. when i got out along side the road it was my shield all scraped up YAY! so i didnt have a...

I was out on a go-4 errand the other day when all of a sudden the car started loosing power and seeming like it was going to stall. It never did stall but the RPM's were down below 750. I had been meaning to change out all the vacuum lines when I bought this car several months ago and figured...

Last night as I was driving on the freeway I knew I was low on gas. I checked the MFD and decided I was safe till I reached home (< 6 miles away). Coming up to the Culver exit on the 5S, I feel the car lose power and sputter/stutter a little. I start thinking the worst so I pull off the free...

Just want to give a HUGE thank you to Joe (Boeserblick) and Bel (B5Bel) for the hard work they put in today.....i am pleased. If ya'll dont know, come see me tomorrow @ waterfest -Dalip-