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New here . .Good site. My Passat is a 2001 sedan manual 1.8T with 124.000 on the clock.
I have electrical probs. Started with a blown fuse for power windows. Now have no power to sunroof, cant use remote door lock, cant use any windows, no internal lights.
When i take key out of ignition, both indicator lights on dash flash, when I take out the 10 amp window fuse, they stop . .!
I can drive the car, but cant use windows . .
Anyone got any ideas, Think its a mechanics job.
Cheers
Steve
Don't want to spend thousands on repair at VW looking for a wire. They said it was not the alternator and that I just needed a new battery, but these problems still occur. Anyone else have this problem and have you had it repaired, if so what did they do?
window tinted on sides and back winshield with Llumar ATR 30 film.
My radio, especially AM band, has bad reception and pitch noise especially when turning and putting/moving foot from brake. I suspected there is poor connection between the radio and antenna. Dealer checked twice and said the tint is possibly causing the problem since their test found no problem with radio itself. I checked on the web and found it's possible.
http://www.tintdude.com/totw92.html
Now assume the tint is the culprit, how can I fix this? I can't figure it out on the back glass which is the defroster and which is the antenna among the many grid of thin lines. The tint shop does not have much better knowledge on this part and it would be worse if they mess this up.
I was just wondering if you found out what is wrong with your car I have all those same problems plus my sunroof opens on it's own while driving, super fun here in Canada!!! My back drivers side window doesn't go down, my gas cover doesn't open my trunk button doesn't work, my doors do not lock and cruise control doesn't work. I have to pull really hard on the gas cover to make it open, I am sure I am going to break it soon. I have changed many fuses and the comfort control module under the drivers seat ($1000) later still nothing. Any suggestions???
I just purchased a used Passat, and my phone charger stopped working when I plugged it into either the front or back outlet. I thought it was the charger, ruled that out. I purchased new fuses, and attempted to go thru the fuse box with my owner manual in hand, to see where the fuse was for the plug outlet. I saw that the fuses in the car were all apparently good, but there were fuses in places where the book did not list them, and other fuses missing from places that the book said they should be.
Without checking with my husband, I foolishly proceeded to go fuse by fuse, with the manual, and removed fuses from the car, and put them where the manual said they should be. Problem! Now my car won't start! Worse, yet, is that I did this on both left and right fuse boxes, but at least I didn't touch those under the hood.
Now, I called my husband and told him, and I don't even know where to start to correct the mess I've created! Shame on me for trying to do something I know nothing about.
Any ideas what to do now to fix this?
Go ahead and chastise me, I fully understand!!
Need some help with my issues before I burn the beautiful Passat.I bought the car about 3 months ago and ever since I got it my gas mileage is horrible. At times in the city when I'm leaving a light, 6mpg and a the most I've gotten from a full tank has been 250 miles.Then it blew fuse # 14 that thanks to this forum was able to fix and find out what the hell it was. (Thank you all) Now from time to time the alarm goes off while I'm still sitting in it. None of that is a problem I think if I fix my gas mileage and try to get some better performance from it since it is also very slow and has no power. Is there anything that can be done or can anyone tell me some to do? :confuse:
Miles on a full tank is kind of meaningless....what constitutes a "full tank" for you? When the fuel light/chime comes on? WHen the MFA reads zero miles left? When the tank has been run dry? For example, in my '03, gallons used in these three conditions would be 12.25, 14 and 16.4. That would equate to 20.41, 17.85, or 15.24 mpg.
Gotta say, though, that stop and go city driving is hard on mileage in a 1.8T Passat, especially if you hit the gas hard.
Regarding power - heat soak might be part of your problem. Could also be a leak in the vacuum lines, your diverter valve could be bad - the list goes on.
The alarm going off - well, could be your comfort control module is bad. I've never had this issue so I can't really help you on that.
Have you pulled the codes on the cars from the OBDII at your local auto parts store? You can usually find some place that will let you do this for free - like Advance Auto Parts. Post up what you find and that may give more clues to get you help.
P0116 is likely from the coolant temperature sensor having failed. Not an uncommon problem on the 1.8T engine. Don't know if you are a DIY kind of person, but the coolant sensor is located, IIRC, on the back side of the engine, between the engine and the firewall. Very likely cause of your poor mileage as the engine management system is getting a signal that the eninge is not warming up. The engine is running rich and will definitely impact your mileage. .
I don't have the time right now to research your second code, but I've seen enough around the web to highly suspect that it's related to your lack of power. You are probably running with no boost from the turbo. Could be a leak in the system, could be the N75, or the divert valve.
Now, Autohold unit is dead.
Could it be related to the dealer's work?
But strangely I have other car issues, that I'll post separately, with my roof opens unexpectedly when I'm driving on the freeway, in our 100 degree plus heat... Not sure what's the cause yet.
I've tried to keep a record of when it happens (date/milege/time of day, where I'm driving, road type -smooth/bumpy, etc, if my A/C is on, and outside temp displayed) to see if I can see a pattern. I'm seeing it's usually on the freeway, no bumpy roads, though. And I seem to always have my A/C on in this hot Texas weather, and almost always, the temp is over 100 degrees. :confuse:
It's happened about 6-7 times now. But you know, if I take it in, the dealer has to be able to duplicate the problem, in order for them to fix it and have it covered under warranty. It's got only 48k miles, so it's still under warranty. But, I need to see it happening more frequently, or get some ideas from somebody who had this problem, and resolved it, so I know where to look for the problem.
Thanks for any suggestions! Even for the quirky problems, I still love my elegant, black Passat, with the Turbo and all the accessories!
But, if your car is still pretty new to you, you may not have noticed on the button, you have a little dot towards the top and you have to turn the knob towards the dot for it to turn the heat on. I didn't know that until after I had the car for about a month! Just be sure to turn it off afterwards, because it does use your fuel if it's left on.
Happy hunting!
was wet and burnt up, will a comfort control module. out of a beetle interchange? :mad:
I had a 2007 VW Jetta Wolfsburg. The electrical system started going out. One side of the car, then one chunk at a time. Imagine cruising in traffic when the system shuts everything down, you're slowing up in high speed traffic, not even your blinkers work, and somehow, you've got to get to the side of the road safely. That's how it went for me after many repairs.
Electrical gremlins are tough to find, expensive to fix, and can become dangerous really fast. So, you're faced with two choices: sink all you've got trying to fix a problem that you may never find; kiss the car good-bye.
I would suggest that as hard as this seems, get the car running, and trade it in before it bankrupts you. I've owned 18 VWs. When they're right, they're great. When they're not, they'll bleed you dry. Think hard on this one.
Despite the issues with my '07 Jetta Wolfsburg, I know that VW's quality has improved dramatically. Our dealer at that time just plain sucked. So, we switched dealers. We've bought a 2008 Beetle convertible, 2008 Jetta, a 2009 CC which I just traded for a 2010 Tiguan.
I'd get the Passat running, go to a VW dealer, find a Certified Pre-Owned Passat (if that's what you've always wanted), and trade. A VW dealer will find the issue and fix it or auction the car and let it be someone else's problem. Let's say that you pop off $500 a year trying to keep that running. Well, that $41.80 a month. Add that to your $300, and you're at the price of a used CPO Passat of a really long loan on a new one (72 months).
VW is a good brand today. Problems are few, and a good dealer will never let you down. For us, switching dealers was all we needed to do. None of our VWs have even had a warranty problem since May of 2008. It's gas and oil and that's it.
Good luck.
Ill refer you to this website link - The website provides some easy things to look at first to try and source your problems. http://www.headfuzz.co.uk/?q=vw_ccm
Im going through a similar problem, although everything works for me except the central locking. I have the CCM out and airing in the cupboard to see if that may fix the problem. I had it along at the VW garage this week and they are telling me the CCM needs replacing but im not sure that this is the real problem (Im troubleshooting through the problem now) - Anyway by looking at the link it should give you a better understanding at what your looking for!!!!! Hope this helps
i have a '99 passat and so far its been a good little car.
recently, when i start it up, the check engine and battery indicator lights will pulse and seem to kind of fade out untill the engine is on. then when the car is started, all the indicator lights go out and the car operates as normal, except for a very annoying warning tone...but again, no indicator lights are on to say there is a problem....
now, the car will sometimes not start or will start and immediately shut off...again, once its running, it runs just fine....
i have owned and worked on fords and chevy's all my life and know enough about vehicles to know that i'm in way over my head with this complex car.
any thoughts? please help, thanks!
Charging system voltage while vehicle is running should be 13.5 to 14.0 volts +/- .2v
Load testing of battery while vehicle is off. Voltage should not drop below 10.6v for 5 seconds.
After you check your connections, Autozone can test the load on the battery and the charging system for you if you don't know how.
i actually haven't even really been under the hood of this car yet...bought it used at a dealership and it came with a decent warranty
your post WOULD explain my issues. especially the sluggish starts and how it occasionally will start and then immediately fail.
it did this about a week ago and then stopped and is now doing it nearly every time i start it.