I must be in the minority, the only things that went wrong on my car has been a key fob stopped working and my gas tank fill cap caused a CEL. Both were promptly fixed while I waited (Two different dealers). I have a 2003 GL with 23000 miles on it after 18 months of ownership. Oh and my clutch slipping with a 1.0 Wett chip (fixed by dropping down to a .8 chip), this may be a big problem later (or sooner according to some other posts).

Paul

 

Oh by the way, Knock on Wood. :lol:

 

Hmmm....get a few more than 32 posts b4 you start a thread like that. Or do some searches if you really want to know.

 

Hmmm....get a few more than 32 posts b4 you start a thread like that. Or do some searches if you really want to know.

 

Second owner car.....That may explain some of the problems. People treat cars differently....some people are hard on cars...mostly women....never have the thing serviced ect... I have owned two passats ('00) &(03) GLS that I bought new, and I have not had any problems with them. Maybe I`m just lucky :nervous:

 

go to www.myvwlemon.com and gripe about your problems there

 

none.

My car isn't a POS. :suspicio:

 

Two Passats 00 and an 04. Bought both brand new, They have 70k and 10k respectively. ZERO problems as far as I'm concerned. I've performed all maintenance.

Happy Trails. Sounds like you bought a lemon from someone who didn't take care of the car.

Ryan

 

My car is also not a P.O.S., just don't get them serviced at the dealership and you'll be fine

 

none so far ... :thumbup:

 

Second owner car.....That may explain some of the problems. People treat cars differently....some people are hard on cars...mostly women....never have the thing serviced ect... I have owned two passats ('00) &(03) GLS that I bought new, and I have not had any problems with them. Maybe I`m just lucky :nervous:

Ditto except for the female angle.
I see a lot of dumba$$ male drivers....real macho men that beat the hell out of machinery.
Irresponsible mods and amateur mechanics.
Lots of reasons that you have problems.
Or maybe I've just been lucky for 25 yrs.

 

Hmmm....get a few more than 32 posts b4 you start a thread like that. Or do some searches if you really want to know.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

control arms only
few other issues here and there but all of that is normal for 86k miles car



Most of the issues you pointed out are relate to low quality maintance.
few point-outs
1. Bad smell= new cabin filter ( this should be replaced every year in every even Jap car )
2. Valve cover gaket- was it correctly installed the first time? I screwed up the job the first time and I had to redo it after 5k miles. This time it was done perfectly.
3. your leaking power steering hoses are 5 min fix. Replace the clamps with new once - $2 fix. This is common issue on higher milage Passats and A4's.

 

No problems with mine...2nd owner, 64K. Do most of my own work and I'm happy. I'll buy another VW...I know what's up wit 'em.

 

Past 60k, and the only things have been a couple of bad vaccum hoses, and a wiring harness that was covered under warranty. Religously maintained by yours truely.

 

Decided to start this post to see if it is just my bad luck or many others have this many problems. From now on, Im sticking to Japanese until I can afford the German repair schedule.

No problems on my car so far ('99 1.8T 5-speed, 87K miles). The first owner was a woman, but the car came with a big ol' stack of receipts for maintenance so I don't think it was neglected. Looking through her reciepts though indicated she may have had problems with the brakes, and had all the brakes replaced at around 39K miles. The odd thing about this transaction was that she was from Michigan and the brakes went out and were repaired in North Carolina, so I don't know if it was a real problem or if the service shop (was like a Midas or Tuffy brake service place) took advantage of her. With 87K on the clock now, the pads still have more than 50% pad left, so who knows. :shrugs:

I got 61K miles out of my OEM brakes on my '98 GTI VR6, so I really have no idea if this was "about right" for a Passat or not. I have a buddy with a New Beetle that had to replace his at 28K, though...

I think you just got a hold of a poorly maintained car. Sorry about your luck. :shock:

Thanks,
Don Zielke
'99 Passat 1.8T/5-spd/DV/N75, Chip & 18's on the way!

 

wonder why he not responding, hmmmmm!

 

36k miles, and not a single problem.

I have a rattling in the front left, and a new noise coming from the front right, but other than that, its been A-OK!

 

Based on his problems it looks like his car may have been caught in a flood oke: :thumbdow:

Door trim on both front doors curling
Hood alarm sensor
Trunk alarm sensor
Alarm going off by itself
Can't have fresh air on - would literally kill you with smell
Sunroof opens by itself
Door locks do not work (dealer cant figure it out)
ABS control module died
Cruise Control is touchy (turns off by itself)
Still cannot turn on fresh air in car when stopped

 

My '02 is not a POS. The only problem I've ever had was a coil pack.

 

I'm at ~35k now. my homelink visor self destructed back at ~10k. Since then I've kept it out of the VW shop and had no other problems.

 

I love my car. I could complain about a few small things but they are far overshadowed by how much enjoyment I get out of owning this car.

Anyway, my last car was a Ford with a 302 V8. Let me tell ya about problems! :lol:

 

Oh I get it now ... it's Sharky's other alias :lol:

 

1999 Passat 1.8T (105,000 miles - 5 Years Old)

MAF Sensor (25,000) - fixed under warranty (Broke after a hard race)
Airbag Sensor (25,000) - fixed under warranty (I broke it by mistake)
Front Brake Pads (45,000) - $120 (Goodyears)
4 Tires (55,000) - $400 (Goodyears)
Rear Brake Pads (55,000) - $100 (Goodyears)
Broken Clutch (90,000) - $1,000 (Replace Entire Clutch Assembly and Labor)
Cracked Catalytic (90,000) - $300 (Random Technology Racing Cat. + Install)
Broken Center Vents - $120 (Drunken girl stuck her fingers inside)
4 NEW Tires + 2002 Passat Rims (100,000) - $250 (Clubb5 Classifieds)
Faulty Ignition Control Unit (100,000) - $100 (ICU Online & Self Install)
4 Brake Pads + 4 Rotors (103,000) - $300 (Parts Online & Labor was $120)
Vacum Leak (104,000) - $171 (Local Auto Repair Shop)
Mobil 1 Oil Change (every 5,000) - 21 x $25 = $525
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GRAND TOTAL: $3,386 - Cost of Maintainance so far (5 years)
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SCHEDULED FOR MAJOR SERVICE RIGHT NOW (all belt, brake flush, spark plugs, radiator flush, waterpump, tensioner, thermo. and etc.) - EST. COST $800

 

Oh I get it now ... it's Sharky's other alias :lol:

He isn't as well written as I am, though we do share similar viewpoints.

There is only one Sharky. 8)