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It is expensive piece of electronics.
Krzys
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When I turn off the dash lights the tail lights turn off, is this normal?
Regards,
and for my lateless trick my turn signal lights will not come on but my harzdous lights come on.... go figure i guess
were having the same problem i will let my longtime mechanic know of the Comfort Control Module thanks a million
My temperature gauge got mind of its own. Sometimes it stays at lowest position and never moves (air vent blows hot, HOT, air). Sometimes it works normal.
Have anybody heard about termometer going bad? Or is it the gauge cluster? Maybe cables?
I am not sure it is worth money to pay somebody (dealer?) to troubleshoot it and fix it. I forsee hundreds of dollars spent and no real fix.
Krzys
PS I do not want engine to overheat but on the other hand do not want to spend fortune pinpointing spurious problem.
http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/coolanttempsender/
It's a common issue.
Krzys
Krzys
Wish me luck later today ;-)
Krzys
Thank You v/r Mike McGlamery
Thank You v/r Mike McGlamery
Replace the brake light switch. The same thing happened to my wife's 2003 Passat. After the switch was replaced, that resolved the issue.
Second guess would be a failing ground connection.
turn over. The starter does not even engage. The battery has been replaced. This has
happened at least 10 times causing us to be late for work and school on cold mornings.
The car is sitting in a dealers service lot now. They cannot duplicate the event and say
they cannot help us. Roadside assistance towed the car 68mi to the dealer. We are being asked to come get the car with no fix to the problem and are being asked to pay fora 400.00 40,000 mi service. All power seems fine inside the car when this happens. It seems that the starter is not being activated at all. Later when the temperature warms overfreezing the car starts fine. Sometimes the turn signal flasher relay will make random clicking noises for no reason or continue to click after the signal lever is returned to thecenter position after a turn. I hate to trade this car because Volkwagen can't diagnosean in warranty issue. Any ideas? Thanks
First of all, I wanted to thank you your TIME. I appreciate that you are taking the time to answer and in what way! I laughed a lot and it gave me strenght!!! Thanks again.
So, here's the update:
1)Went and bought couple of extra fuses. Switched them while crossing my fingers and no luck.
2)Removed successfully the frame! :shades:
3)Couldn't remove the radio... Tried with plyers, presure, everything and it WONT even move. It's very well installed...
The radio is a Pioner DEH-1300. I don't think it came with the car because I got the manual from the Pioneer Web-site and it doesn't says nothing about a code, thing that I think it's present in the original stereos, am I right? Also, in the manual, it says that to remove the unit I need to use these special keys.
At my local auto car shop I bought alltogheter with the new fuses the book for my car, and in there too they show you the "keys" to remove the original stereo. Actually, they give you the actual size just in case you are handy cutting metal. I don't know if they are the same.
I also asked if they sell this: NO. Only for FORD.s>:(
I asked at a guy in the shop, he owns a repair shop and he said to me that to remove the stereo would take about 45 min. which I know is not true, well, I hope so. Since apparentely, stereos can be put from the front or from the back and be tightly screwed in the case. I guess that if mine was place from the back, this isgetting seriously interesting... I got the book, I can remove the
whole thingdash board apart if I want to now!!! :shades:I really want to remove the stereo. I guess I'll have to buy these keys somewhere. After all the time pulling and cur&ing, now has become PERSONAL!
PS: Good job whit the regulator!!!
the spare tire cuasing all these problems, always check your bus line, thanks : :shades:
thanks,
gina
Thanks.
I am at 70,000 miles and have just experienced a run of problems with my wagen. I have intermittent loss of power... when I push the accelerator to the floor, sometimes the car goes nowhere - but the RPMs rev, and sometimes it goes nowhere without revving at all. Multiple trips to the mechanic has done nothing.
We've flushed the transmission, the water pump (which was leaking) has been replaced, and the timing belt (since they were in moving things around) has been replaced now.
Thoughts? :mad:
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IS MY CCM FOR SURE AND HOW MUCH HAVE ANY OF U GUYS PAID JUST FOR THE CCM NOT THE LABOR. ANY HELP WOULD BE NICE THANKS.
and electric problems.if it is your ccm i have a brand new one for a 2003 passat new in the box.
Vehicle Info:
2002 Passat, W8, 4Motion, ~70K miles, Purchased “new” “demo” (which means – the dealer’s wife and kids beat the snot out of it for a few months) from a VW dealer in ’04 with
Problem:
The cruise control will drop out as though the brake has been used or the Cancel button pressed. Resume always returns to the set speed. Once this problem starts, it will recur every 1.5 to 2 minutes. This problem has been present for as long as I have owned the car.
When:
On most, but not all, trips of over 2 hours.
The problem appears to be temperature related.
The higher the temperature, the sooner and more likely the problem will occur.
On a day in the 90s the cycling begins within 10 minutes of setting the cruise. The certainty of occurrence is 100% when temps are this high.
On cooler days – 20 to 40 – the cycling may not start until an hour or two has passed. But once it starts, it doesn’t stop until the engine is turned off and the car has a chance to cool down. For instance, on a ~7 hour trip I took a while back from Indiana to Toronto – temps in the 40s – the problem did not occur on the trip to Toronto, but on the return trip at about 3.5 hours the cruise started to cycle. I logged 43 cycles at an average interval of 1 minute 40 seconds until I stopped for dinner. The car sat for 35 minutes in 30 something weather. The cruise was fine for about an hour and 20 minutes then the cycling started over again.
Terrain and precipitation do not seem to make a difference – up hill, down hill, rain, snow – do not make the problem more or less likely. Temperature is the only variable I can detect.
A day of short city driving trips – no cruise – increases the likelihood. Even more likely if the temps are high and the car has been sitting in the sun most of the day. Certainty = 100%
Home Made Remedies:
Turning the cruise off with the slide switch and then back on makes no difference. Various intervals of on/off were tested.
Pounding on the steering wheel and cursing in a loud and threatening voice has no effect.
Turning other electrical equipment on/off has no effect.
Muttered obscenities also do not work.
A quick - stop the car, turn it off, sit for 30 seconds and then restart has no effect.
VW Dealer Remedies:
First, let me say that the dealer has more than fair. The cost has been less than $50 for multiple days over a number of years for a loaner car, testing and head scratching.
The brake light switch has been replaced more than once at least three times that I can remember.
The throttle housing was replaced.
All connectors that might have any bearing have been checked. Don’t know exactly what they are though.
No relevant stored codes have been found.
This problem is very nearly forcing me to trade this beloved car in for something else.
Anyone have any insightful revelations?
Thanks for your help!
This morning the car wouldn't start...got it going with a jump and drove it a while to recharge, but when I turned it off, the radio stayed on, as did a fan under the hood and probably other stuff I didn't notice ... I assume this is what caused the battery to die in the first place... I've disconnected it for now but can't keep doing that forever ...
I see so many Passat electrical problems posted here that I'm figuring someone out there can enlighten me ... I'm guessing alternator, but don't know much about cars... Can anybody clue me in? Thanks...
Rick in Cocoa Beach
Have you had this car in for repairs? You need to give me clues as to what you've done to address this. My first guess on the waring lights you mentioned was a bad ground somewhere. But electrical stuff isn't really my forte...
I've had it in lots of times for repeated elec stuff, especially all those warning messages -- check engine, check, brakes, check ABS, sheck fluids, end of the world coming -- been driving me nuts.
Taking it in tomorrow...will post outcome.
again, thanks a lot.
The car was driven like this for 15 miles, or so, then parked and turned off. The windows were closed using the key in the outside of the door. After about 25 minutes the car was turned on but would not start. The control lights light up but the ingnition does not engage. No click or buzz. Nothing. The battery is good. The radio goes on. The clock is on. Headlights work. Fuses are okay, though there are a quite a few empty spaces. Though the windows can be operated from the outside with the key, the sunroof will not close with the key or from the inside...
Oh yeah. There has been a brake fault beeper goiing off since about a month ago, though the brake operation is okay- perhaps the abs system is not working quite right...
In older cars, I would have expected the "solenoid" was out, but even that would click with the surge of electricity through the ignition to the starter motor. What's going on? Is there a reset switch somewhere? Has anyone got a loaner? :sick: :confuse:
We have been having the same problem with our passat for almost 6 months. We took it in, but due to the problem being intermitant they couldn't pin point it because it started every time for the mechanic. We spent 200 dollars getting the starter cleaned along with a new solenoid and other small parts. Anyway, again today it didn't start twice, but worked inbetween. My mechanic is checking it out and he thinks it may have to do with an electric glitch in the security system (even though we don't have one they still have strange connection failures). We'll see, I'll let you know, but it sounds like we have the exact same issue.
My car has been running great. I stopped to get gas,paid, then it wouldn't start. It would barely even click when turning over. I got it jumped and drove home(about 10 miles) Tried to start it right after I got home, and it won't work again. Just a little bit of clicking. I have had no problems at all starting or anything until now. Any suggestions? :confuse: