During the January snow storm this year, I had gotten the car stuck at the edge of my friends driveway in North Carolina-apparently snow plows are unheard of that far North in the South. I had made it through the storm and snow but couldn’t get turned around once I stopped there after backing...

Please put on some protective headgear before you read this, so that you don't hurt yourself from all the face-palms you do. TL;DR- I went to buy a car 450 miles away and drove it back --> what could I have damaged (it's gonna be a lot)? Alright. The beginning of the story: I own a 2001...

Ok, this will be long. The car is in some pieces right now, depending on what happens I may partially put it back together. Price will depend on that, but I'm listing it now for $9,000. It has right around 100k miles on it, pretty low miles, but has been sitting for about two years in my...

Hey ya'll, I have searched these forums through and through for answers to a lot of my question, to the point where now I must join and give my story of my Passat. I bought a used 2003 Passat GL 1.8t, FWD, (green) with 119,000 Miles on it for 3,000$. Before I bought it I did all the right...

Hello, most people call me Lemon, I'm a 17yr old in the USA with two jobs and do virtual high school in my off time! I own a 1997 Lincoln Town car Signature Series I got for $800, and now this Passat, I bought it and am fixing it up to give to my father, as he's in need of a car. I'm going to...

Hi Well after 3 years of looking and saving i finally found a W8 only ever seeing one other and that been my mates. I picked the car up as we landed back in the uk from norway, she was all and more. I have to say she had a few issues as she would for her age, well we went on holiday and a few...

No exaggerations, true story. My PCV valve has been making a super loud, humming noise for about 4 months. I finally got sick of it and did some online research. Basically came to the conclusion that I needed to redo my entire emission / crankcase ventilation system. My assumption was that...

So, as I've done with my passed two cars, I'm going to make a thread to keep track of what I do to my Passat over time. I plan to post photos, places I go, things I see, 'build' ideas, etc. I bought my 06 2.0t 6 speed sedan on Wednesday, July 8th with 107,000 miles. I got it with 19x8 et35...

I have heard a lot about Raxles and never anything wrong, maybe besides the fact that you have to send them your OEM axle for core charge (but that's besides the quality of an axle) Everyone always recommends that brand as way better than anything else on our market, but unfortunately I have to...

Hi all - I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I almost had one. :) I was driving back from NYC on Thursday afternoon. I came off the light (not hard acceleration) and when it tried getting into the next highest gear (4th or 5th), it flared and never engaged. PRND432 was lit up and I...

Hey everyone, this is my first post on this forum even though I have lurked for well over a year. I just wanted to tell everybody about the story I had with my CCM. Well, it was a three day project and it took a lot of blood sweat and tears. My car is a 1998 b5 1.8t with the AEB head. I had been...

Okay, so we all have Passats, and we all know about the oil sludge problems associated with these cars. I thought I would share my experience with a sludge-related breakdown to encourage everyone to keep on top of their oil changes, and most importantly to have the car looked at by a VW mechanic...

My driver's side caliper seized up at ~196K and I decided to replace both fronts while I was at it. I went to ECS, as I always shop there, I use OEM or equivalent parts ALWAYS. The VW calipers were not cheap so I went with the ATE replacements. (They make the VW ones anyway) I open them up...

I have been searching this forum for days and have found solutions to similar problems but still not one to mine! Please help me!! :( 2000 B5 1.8t little over 100k bought it from a friend. Drivers door was swapped out with another when I got the car and it was slightly crooked due to the...

Hello to you all, I am Alex and I am from Norway. I am very soon 26 years old, and this is the story of my Passat B5.5 wagon :) I bought the car in august 2013, and it looked like this when I picked it up Drove it right in the garage and debadged it, and swaped the rear wiper with a...

Wasn't really planning on getting a Passat, but I saw a 'mechanic special' 2001.5 GLS 1.4t on craigslist and decided to go for it. I paid what the local salvage yard would pay, so I always have that backup plan. The car came with a hard downshifting problem, which I think was caused by oil...

It was annual emissions time and my girlfriend's 2002 Passat 1.8T (AWM/5 speed manual) had the check engine light. Sadly we've been chasing CELs for years, fixing eval system leaks (various hoses as well and the oil fill tube). This time the errors coming out were: P0300 - Cylinder Misfire...