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| The window trim on the inside of my 99 Passat came unglued, and I can’t find anything to make it stick. Any ideas? The dealer wants to charge $270 to replace the whole window trim. | |
| Traded my 2003 Passat GLS Variant tonight. Really tough to let go. Mine was an excellent example. 52k, still handled very well, looked great, held up well. Loved the 1.8t engine, great performance and economy. Never had any issues other than the recall stuff that came up although I never had the problems that were cited in the recall(right rear wheel well gas filler neck protector, coilpack replace, seat heaters replaced). Normal wear and tear....2 sets of tires(originals and set of Nokian WRX's) Rear brakes twice and fronts once. Someone out there is going to get a great car. Loved the Monsoon stereo too. Kids are getting bigger so bought a minivan! Honda Odyssey. Hope to get a VW GTI 5 door when we get ready to sell our 98 Honda CRV. | |
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Replying to: altair4 (Jun 01, 2004 12:28 pm) Can't find them locally or on-line. Can you assist? |
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Replying to: altair4 (Jun 07, 2006 6:47 pm) They will also reimburse for any repairs caused by dirt and debris clogging the air plenum area. I had this problem 14 months ago, and even though I was past the Warranty years, I contacted VW Customer Care and they did reimburse me for the part. I have sent in the form to get reimbursed for the repair costs.
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Replying to: lora727 (Aug 27, 2007 12:02 pm) |
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Replying to: lora727 (Aug 27, 2007 12:02 pm) "In rare cases, during cold weather, frozen water may impede proper performance of the brake vacuum assist." I think they are referring to my car. We get a lot of rain in Vancouver, but this day it was -8C, and as i entered the first corner I found we had next to no brakes. Luckily there was a snow pile on the side of the road (rare here) so I dumped the car into that. No damage as only going 20kph, but not fun. I wasn't meant to be driving that day, and my wife usually takes the alternate route where the first braking area is a T-junction onto a major roadway. Once in the shop (not a VW dealer) it turned out that water had pooled where the brake vacuum assist is located, as the drain BELOW the vacuum assist was plugged by leaf debris. Therefore, when the temperature dropped below zero it froze and either seized and/or cracked the assist, rendering it inoperable. So when you take the car in, ask if the drain is blocked. I reported the incident to Transport Canada and VW back in Nov 2006, so seems like they followed up. All labour and parts, plus required towing and rental car, are going to be covered by VW, but having no brakes is not fun.
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Replying to: lora727 (Aug 27, 2007 12:02 pm) Thanks, Joe
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Replying to: brayster99 (Nov 23, 2007 9:50 am) See if you can, get a copy of Service Action #9 sent out in November 2006. If you can't I can dig it out and send you a pdf. marmike |
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