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Water leak

losing water when driving ad pressur tested no leaks

2005 1.9 turbo diesel 130
Posted: Oct 1, 2011
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Throttle not working esp & glow plug lights come on

Hi i ave a passat sometimes when i go to drive the car throttle wont work and the glow plug and esp light come on with the engine work shop.. could you tell me the problem could be..

2004 19tdi 100bhp
Posted: Aug 17, 2011
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Multi-functional display or combi-instrument

Hello. I have another question. I need your kind help (i) how do I get the service to display without resetting it accidently?What am I doing wrong? (ii) I also have a large mutli-functional display screen on the dashboard which shows the w...

2006 2.0 sports
Posted: Aug 7, 2011
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Service Indicator and next servicing

Hi. Can anyone out here give me some help or advice. I just bought the 06 plate VW from a dealer. Am a bit annoyed about lack of servicing prior to buying it and technical help from them. I think I may have accidently reset my service indic...

2006 2.0 sports
Posted: Aug 7, 2011
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Clutch pedal has nothing there

I was just setting off as i changed from 1st to 2nd there was a bang and the clutch went dead the car is now stuck in neutral. Any help as to the cause would be good. Cheers Mark VW

2006 1.9 TDI
Posted: Aug 6, 2011
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Parking brake

Amber parking light comes on ESP light and abs light warning says parking brake problem but nothing coming up on the diagnostics computer the car to be pulling as if the handbrake is coming on.help

2008 1.9tdi
Posted: Aug 2, 2011
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Clutch pedal goes soft

the clutch pedal goes soft and cannot select gears

2006 1.9 tdi
Posted: Aug 1, 2011
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Vibration

I bought a Passat Se Tdi 140 (4 Door Saloon) 2 months ago. On the test drive I noticed slight rattle from the passenger side dashboard When driving in low gears. Since then, I have noticed a slight vibration in the pedals. The vibration is ...

2006 Passat Se Tdi 140 (4 Door Saloon),
Posted: Jul 22, 2011
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Brake pad vibration

Can anyone tell me why I have a clonking noise on my front brakes when going over humps or pot-holes...I have had the brake pads changed and then had new springs fitted, but the problem is still there. The pads removed showed that they had...

2005
Posted: Jul 10, 2011
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Water tank!! (brown gunk inside the water tank)

greetings to all that can help!! i drive a vw passat and i have found brown gunk in my water tank. it is still running fine, the brown stuff i cant be sure of what it is but i am worried that it maybe something more serious than i first ...

1998 1.8 sport manual
Posted: Jun 12, 2011
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Problem starting engine

I have had a problem starting my passat,it starts and then cuts out, if I wait 20 seconds and try again it will start no problem. I have had it in a garage and they have said it looks like it is losing a signal from the key to the immobilis...

2007 2.0 Tdi 140 bhp manual
Posted: May 31, 2011
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Indicator lights flashing when the car is locked

indicator lights flashing when car is locked also interior lights. When traveling indicating on dashboard that passenger door is open, also automatic hand brake wont activate some times

2006 2.00 tdi
Posted: May 15, 2011
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