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Flooding

rear footwell drivers side flooding after a period of rainfall over a few weeks,not every time it rains I think it builds up over time

2002
Posted: Aug 3, 2013
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Windows steaming up from inside

Windows steaming up from inside, doesn't get cleared despite heater is on, it gets worst during raining, had a similar problem about two year ago, I had to get Heatro matrix changed then, not sure if same problem has come back, kindly assis...

2004 1.9 tdi
Posted: May 28, 2013
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Oil level light staying on

The oil level sensor has been changed but the light stays on. What could be causing this?

2001 1.9tdi
Posted: May 5, 2013
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Petrol smell

when i'm waiting at a set of lights or going to pull away i get a slight petrol smell come in the car from the air vents then it clear's away has anybody had this problem

1998 1.8
Posted: Apr 18, 2013
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Alarm constantly going

our car alarm keeps going off. we took it to a garage last year and they said they would desensitize it. over the whole winter afterwards it was fine, suddenly it has started again, going off alot. we have used the internal alarm deactiv...

2004 tdi
Posted: Apr 7, 2013
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Boot light

Can someone tell me where to look to get my boot light working. Its not the switch or the bulb.

1997 1.6e manual
Posted: Mar 10, 2013
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Boot lock

I'm trying to take off boot lock. I undone the four bolts and that's as far as I can get

1997 1.6e manual
Posted: Mar 9, 2013
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Flat battery

The other day, I went to start the car but the battery was totally dead. So I got a jump lead start and its been alright since. It has happened a couple of times before but once charged it can be ok for weeks. Can someone help please.

1997 1.6e manual
Posted: Mar 7, 2013
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Stalling

Sometimes when I try to start the car, it fires up then stops. On the dashboard is an image of a car with a key for it's wheels, this is flashing on and off. I've discovered one thing, if this happens I switch off ignition, switch on parkin...

1997 1.6e manual
Posted: Mar 3, 2013
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Central locking drivers door

The lock barrels on the drivers and passenger doors are broken thru the recent frost so I have to lock the central locking by the boot. Recently the driver's door lock sometimes locks and sometimes doesn't. Now the driver's door is locked a...

1997 1.6e manual
Posted: Feb 28, 2013
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Fuel problem

i have a 2001 vw passat its fine except sometimes if i brake hard or if i go round a corner fast it will cut out and then is very hard to restart as if its run out of fuel (even tho it has a full tank) when i do get it started it will keep ...

2001 2.0 petrol
Posted: Jan 31, 2013
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Indicator noise

there is a clicking noise from the indicator unit in the dashboard when the indicators are not in use. the rate of clicking is not constant but unremitting. any ideas?

1905 highline CDI 130
Posted: Jan 23, 2013
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