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A few days ago, I noticed that the back right seat floor was wet with what seemed to be water. I soaked it up with towels, and let it dry out. Today, I was on my way to get a cleaner for the carpet when I heard water sloshing around. I looked back to see what it was, but there was nothing back there that could be spilling water. There was a puddle of water in the back seat, and the bottom of the car below the puddle is wet. So there is obviously water inside the car. Where is it coming from, and how do I get rid of it? Thanks
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Replying to: iscariot (May 25, 2009 7:08 am)  If you don't have a moonroof, perhaps someone else has another idea, but clogged moonroof drains are where my money is. |
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Replying to: iscariot (May 25, 2009 7:08 am) 1) as already suggested, the sunroof drains. You'll find one each near the front door hinges when the doors arre fully open. There is a recall to have the tips of these drains snipped off to help eliminate the clogging issue. You will find one drain each behind the rear wheels. 2) A/C drain: Has been known to clog and allow A/C condensate to find its way into the interior of the car. 3) Air Plenum drains: There are two drains in the area at the base of the windshield between the two firewalls. One is under the brake booster and the other is directly under the battery. If these are clogged, you will hear water sloshing around. If sufficient water has collected there, it can enter the car through the HVAC air inlet (there is a recall on resealing the air inlet gasket, but I don't know if it applies to your year). 4) Door gasket: Could be leaking. What you need to tell is more detail about when this occurs: A/C running? Raining out? Good luck with this. You'll want to make sure that the water is not intruding into the front footwells, as there are electronic control modules under the carpets under both the driver and passenger feet. |
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Replying to: ssjeffrey6 (May 22, 2009 6:49 pm) |
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This will be a second car -- have a 99 collora with 110Km, still runs great. I located this car at a small dealer. AWD, only 48,000 miles, ask $9,000. Heard a lot of problems about VW. I went there and took a test drive yesterday. This car runs smothly. The exterior looks good, except part of the cover of the radio antenna tore out. The inside looks old. Do you think it is a signal that this car was not maintenance well? I do not expect to spend thousand $ on the car maintenance. Would you please give me some suggestion? Thanks! |
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I am on my 4th VW Passat, this one an awesome wagon. I put about 32,000 miles on the car each year and when I reach 70K big things start to go wrong or wear out but I still have 3 years to pay off the car. This is a big dilemma because each time I trade in the car (usually around 70-80K because expensive problems are right around the corner) I take a large hit due to high mileage and have to carry over the outstanding balance to the new car loan...It's been driving up my monthly payment considerably since 2000 when I bought my first VW. So, my problem is that I LOVE VW Passats but they don't seem to hold up without very expensive repairs past 80K. I can't afford the high monthly payment and the repairs (way beyond warranty of course). Is the only suggestion to buy outside of VW? Camrys and Accords are boring and plain and not nearly as sporty and fun. I need a really durable, fun, sporty, affordable car that I can drive until at least it's paid off without the expensive repairs so early on. Any suggestions?
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Replying to: inthegarden (Jun 05, 2009 9:52 am) |
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Hi all, I have a VW Passat 2003 ( 1.8 L, GLS) with 60 k miles on it. I recently took it to an independent car repair shop for 60 k maintainence and they showed me that grease is coming out of the left front axle and recommended changing the whole left front assembly for $300. My car presently does not have any driving issues. Does this repair charge sound reasonable. I have heard people say that I could probably get away by just changing the boot for much less. Does any one have any thing to share on this. Also can someone pls. recommend a good realiable car repair shop around Oakdale, Maplewood,Woodbury area in Twin Cities, Minnesota. Thanks in advance,
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Replying to: blitzg99 (Jun 05, 2009 1:36 pm) |
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| The compass on my 2007 Passat is off and needs to be reset. When I am traveling North, it says I am going East. Any help is appreciated. Thanks | |
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