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Hi all. Odd problem with a Passat B7 1.6Tdi Bluemotion 2012. Symptoms: Traveling at a steady ~50 on a clear road. Glowplug indicator started flashing and car went into limp mode. Got to where we were going and restarted a few hours later: Car seemed fine. Booked it in to be looked at. (Independent VW specialist) He did an ODB scan and advised he saw “Low manifold pressure” (from memory) which suggested air leak in the intake system He checked hoses, ducts and pipework and found no problem. Cleared the fault and a test drive didn’t throw it up again. A few days later: Waiting in queue at gas station. Space came clear and I rolled forward the last yard with clutch down, no brake needed and just canme to a stop at the pump. Glowplug indicator started flashing, message on console display “ESP fault”, followed by “Start Stop fault” (From memory) Fault cleared on restart A few days later: Going round roundabout gently (full 180 degree turn at small roundabout) Glowplug indicator started flashing, message on console display “ESP fault”, followed by “Start Stop fault” (From memory)and car went into limp mode Fault cleared on restart Booked it in to be looked at again. Had “Low voltage on boost sensor” (from memory) Changed sensor, test drive without incident. Going home later that day Just driving along <20mph, Glowplug indicator started flashing, message on console display “ESP fault”, followed by “Start Stop fault” (From memory)and car went into limp mode Back to garage and code scan still gave “Low voltage on boost sensor” (from memory) Diagnostics advice for “ESP fault” and “Start Stop fault” suggest checking the engine management computer (which could implicate whatever caused the boost sensor fault) We now wonder whether there is damaged wiring somewhere between the EMC and the boost sensor. The guy proposes to run new wiring and isolate old cables. Small update: I have fault code p0237 stored. Anyone have any ideas? Many thanks2 points
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Hi Deano Sounds like it could be battery related...maybe a reset would cure it...works on my mk4 Golf each time its left for a while and the battery discharges Let us know how you got on with it Cheers, Trevor2 points
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Hi Everyone, new to VW. Bought myself a 2006 Passat saloon BKP engine in December with 94000 on the clock. Not much service history with it but has had timing belt W/P and clutch done at 75000. Few issues I have noticed. I have a sunroof and when it rains heavy I get a leak down the A pillar and through the sun visor on the passenger side. Anything I can do apart from the easy silicone the sunroof? I suspect its a drainage problem blocked or dislodged. Also front arches are bubbling a small amount does VW cover this in the 12 year rust warranty. Car is 12 years old in August. If so how do you go about get it sorted? Thanks in anticipation Doc8171 point
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Hi....welcome to the Forum I would almost certainly look for one with a long warranty that covers major components. Also, look to see whether it has been recalled for the emissions and if it also has had the remap to rectify the loss of power since the emissions recall. Otherwise, good car and superb MPG from the engine....slightly less with the autobox1 point
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If it doesn't have a powerfold button then it should just fold in by hand. Rather than force them inwards I would be tempted to just hit it with the palm of your hand, enough to see if they flex and then go beyond the point where they will just fold in with little resistance.1 point
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hi does anyone know from where to download a free copy of a workshop manual for Volkswagen passat 2016 many thanks1 point
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This is a bit of a saga, I'm afraid. I hope people will bear with it. My car is a Passat Highline 2.0 TDI, bought in May 2013. It's my third Passat. I like all the new technology in the car and was really enjoying driving it, but VW seem to have messed up with the auto-dimming of the instrument panel lighting. Actually I hadn't even noticed this "feature" until early September when it suddenly became very apparent, annoying and maybe even dangerous. I always drive with the side/headlights control switch in the AUTO position so the headlights turn on if ambient light level gets low. The car also has separate daytime running lights, by the way. If I drive into a long stretch of road with overhanging trees casting deep shade I would expect the AUTO lights function to turn on the headlights. It always used to work that way on my previous Passats. What happens now is that the instrument panel lighting starts to dim, going quite dark before the headlights turn on, if they actually do so, which they don't always. Most worrying are the times when the dashboard lighting dims all the way to off - no light on the instruments, driver cannot even read the speedometer. I have had this happen for periods of twenty to thirty seconds before the headlights have turned themselves on, at which point the instrument panel also gets re-illuminated. I had driven the car for four months before experiencing this effect, so I assumed something had gone wrong and telephoned my retailer. They said they had received a number of complaints about the dimming instrument lights, and not only on Passats. They have a technical note issued by VW saying this is not a fault, it's a feature, do NOT attempt to fix it. This is a deliberate design intended to alert the driver to low ambient light levels and prompt him/her to switch on the headlights. You can imagine how I reacted. The retailer would not do anything and suggested I call VW Customer Services, which I did. They were also of a mind to do nothing so I said I wished to raise a formal complaint, which duly happened and I got a "case number". Back to the retailer, now willing to see me and the car because they have a "case number" to deal with. To support my argument that something was wrong I prepared a 6-minute DVD showing the dashboard dimming effects and the inconsistency of the on/off switching by the AUTO lights setting. The technician did not want to watch that, requiring an actual test drive instead. OK, that's sort of understandable, I suppose. On the test drive, of course, we saw the dimming effect, but never all the way to blackout. Fortunately, we did see inconsistency in the switching on/off of the headlights, including times when the lights were on but clearly should be off. This was enough for the retailer to agree to book in the car for a proper check. It was explained to me that under the warranty all they could do was run VW-specified diagnostics because they wouldn't get paid by VW for anything else. Guess what, according to the VW diagnostics procedures - nothing wrong. Fortunately, again, two people at the retailer's had observed the inconsistent AUTO switching, so in spite of the diagnostics failure they offered to order a new rain/light sensors unit for the windscreen, this being, apparently, the cheapest possible component to replace, albeit, none in UK and 10 days to get one from Germany. Not so fortunately, after that diagnostics work the Coming-Home feature on the lights no longer works. It was fine before (and, yes, it is enabled in the MFD settings). In the meantime I had been wondering what was going on at VW Customer Services. I had been told I would get a telephone call from the case handler. I didn't, but there was eventually an email from a Customer Relations Manager, who (benefit of the doubt) may have been having trouble with my ancient one-digit-short telephone number,asking me to call or send email. I sent an email detailing the situation and got no response for 9 days, so I telephoned, left a message, missed a call-back, called again - you know how it goes. This person was not really interested in my stance that it was unacceptable and unbelievable that VW would build a vehicle with an AUTO lights control feature and then over-ride that with an independent, unlinked feature to prompt the driver to operate the lights manually. My focus was on getting VW to provide the best technical aid to the retailer to sort out my problem. VW Customer Relations Manager focus was to "close the case because there is no fault". However, since in addition the car now has the fault that the Coming-Home function has failed, the case has been left open. I am now waiting to see if, when I get the call from the retailer, they will still be on track for trying to fix the original problem or will have been ordered only to fix the Coming-Home issue. Am I the only person who thinks VW have got the design of the lights controls all messed up here and just do not want to admit it?1 point
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Have a look at this link...may be something there for your car http://uk.vwownersclub.com/parts/0 points
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There are a few listed here http://uk.vwownersclub.com/parts-search-results/Passat-IV/Vehicle_Parts_and_Accessories/131090/handbook0 points
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need help my 2ltr diesel bluemotion passat it takes 5 times to start the car and its under warranty any hints garage said battery is ok and they found petrol in the diesel but that would not cause it not to start car has alway ran ok its just the starting issue garage is reluctant to change parts to see if the one on car is faulty0 points
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Interesting thoughts about the MOT. I guess if it's a major problem come this time then VW may be forced to come up with some sort of fix. After all they can't have all their cars failing their first MOT's due to a manufacturer fault. That would be kind of embarrassing for them! Haven't tried the erWin site though I'm afraid!0 points
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Welcome to the club by the way! Sounds like VW really messed up this one! Any luck sorting it?0 points