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  1. B5 Garage
    Hey guys! I've been reading on the forum for a week! First time passat owner! I love VW small liter diesel! I have a few caddys (1.6D, 1.9D, 1.9TD) and I thought an 04' TDI Passat would be a great addition! As I drove the girl home(craigslist), engine code popped up: PO741 This came from my...
  2. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Any help on this will be much appreciated! 2005 Passat TDI Wagon - This all started after a bad alternator regulator which was producing electrical spikes read up to about 16- 16.5 volts on a multimeter. Whether this actually led to the tranny problem, who knows for sure. - After the...
  3. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi guys, My wife got code P0741 the other day. Car has been running perfect these past few months. After I cleared the code tonite I took her for a hard drive and experienced no problems. The Passat is a 2002 V6 with now 273,000 miles on the clock. We are the original owner. This thing drives...
  4. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi! Sooo... I got the P0741 code about a week ago, changed out the trans fluid and filter and erased the code. Five days later I was driving to my hometown and going up and down steep hills and while accelerating the 'check engine light' popped up. Turns out its the P0741. I don't know much...
  5. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Yes I know guys how to use the search engine but I was looking for sompething more specific. P0741: Could this be that I would need to do a Transmission tune up? The car has 117000 and the fluid is not it natural color.. P0299: I just filled up my gas tank and added SeaFoam. Could that be...
  6. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    so i installed a new transmission a few months back nd everything was going good, the other day i went to do my normal 3 month tune up and install a new valve gasket for suspicion of a leak and i had the guy at autozone run the code reader nd it came up p0741...he said it could be maybe i didnt...
  7. B5 Garage
    Transmission filter and fluid changed fixed the problem. Many thousand miles since with no CEL and proper clutch operation!
  8. B5 Garage
    Got the P0741 "Torque Converter Clutch Circuit" code on my "new" B5.5 TDI Passat I'm looking for advice and documentation to bring to my dealer to avoid a bigger problem. I've seen Audi factory service bulletins on the forums for this apparently common problem, but is there any documentation...
  9. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Purchased a 2000 Passatt. I bought it from a shade tree mechanic who had apparently replaced the trans. Engine runs fine but I get absolutly no response out of the trans. The gear selection indicator on the dash changes as I move the stick, the linkage cable is hooked up and appears to be...
  10. B5 Garage
    So, i bought a 02 w8 about 2 months ago from a used car dealer in Kentucky. I live in Kansas and my wife and i drove it back. I was pretty familar with the issues the W8 had. It had 77K on on it. I have never had a CEL on it and now i see why. I had no signs of problemse except poor gas...
  11. Volkswagen Passat B5 Discussion
    Hi, I have a friend who is a local mechanic pull the code for me. He said that it's a problem from the transmission and hopefully it will be under the powertrain warranty (my car has 93000mi). So I took my car to VW yesterday morning and still have not hear back from them what is the problem...
  12. B5 Garage
    Purchased a new to me 2001.5 Passat Wagon 4 Motion with 63K. When I purchased the car everything checked out well. I've put about 2K on it and have been very pleased so far. This weekend the transmission started slipping a bit in first gear and was even a bit jerky a couple of times...
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