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291 messages, Last post on Nov 03, 2009 at 6:28 PM
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Hi, I have contacted you previously and no doubt you saved my loads of cash by letting me know how to change the dash light bulbs in my vw passat. I have a bit of a problem, well a major one in this case. I have a VW PASSAT 2000 (W reg). and all of a sudden the wing mirrors have got a problem. when i twist the little joystick on the driver side to the left wing mirror position i can adjust the wing mirror fine. but when i do the same for the right wing mirror, the left wing mirror also adjusts. i dont know why this is happening. I opened the little joystick holder: removed it from its fitting in the car and cleaned it, checked it but the problems still there. the clips & pins are all fine. i assume its a fuse problem or something. and didnt know what else to do. I would be very grateful if you could help me out with this problem. as the last time i needed help you sent me a site with pictures showing me what to do. very helpful. i hope you will not disapoint me this time either. Sorry, didnt know how to get the posts up, last time i typed the problem in google and went to the page where i could type the problem. i saved your address but couldnt find the question posting page hense getting my problem to you this way. please do respond. Thanx
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Replying to: captain_jack (Jul 03, 2008 1:12 pm) Check your owner's manual on setting them individually. I have a GLS model (my mirrors don't do anything fancy), so I can't help you any more than this. |
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Replying to: fox7190 (Jun 09, 2008 7:20 am)
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Replying to: regggie (Jul 06, 2008 6:56 pm) |
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I have an 06 Passat and as I reached the city limits, I was passing another vehicle and all of sudden my inside cabin goes humid and no cool air is coming out. I freaked a bit, rolled my windows down and went home. An hour or so later, I leave home to go to the store and to see if its working, I turn my a/c on and its working again, so I was like OK, it's working. When I leave for work the next morning, no cool air, and thus, I have gone for 3 days without a/c in my car and I live in south Mississippi and we're in the middle of a hot summer...YIKES! My hubby took the car to two mechanics in town, in order to avoid taking it to the dealership. The first put it on the gauge and said that I was completely out of freon, then when he turned the vehicle on and had it connected to the gauge it read that I did have freon so he speculated that it could be an electrical problem. He then took it to a second location and they claimed that I had freon in it, but it seems that my compressor continues to run even after the car has been cut off. I'm not sure, but I think they also told him that the compressor continues to run while the car is on and never shuts off. I know my a/c still blows out air, but none of its cool. How is this an electrical issue? What could be the possible problems? Has anyone else had this trouble? 
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Help. I have a 2001.5 VW GLS Passat. 3 days ago I could not get the trunk to open. Tried the release placed on the drivers side door, nothing. Now the car won't lock even when I try manually. This morning put the key in the ignition, nothing. All lights on dash go on, radio plays, head lights work. Any ideas???
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Replying to: dsnb (Aug 01, 2008 6:04 am)
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Replying to: annsheridan (Aug 19, 2008 12:39 pm) Many of the reported issues sound similar to an issue I've had with my Passat.. There's a 10amp fuse that controls the windows and the alarm system (which also controls the ignition system).. don't recall the exact fuse, but it's in the bank of smaller fuses up top and the fuse card displays the windows and the engine I believe.. the manual discusses fuses, descriptions, and amperages in more detail... if you blow that fuse for some reason, not only will the windows not function, but the car will not start since it also controls the alarm system..and subsequently kills the ignition.. replace this fuse and the car should start... This fuse has blow on me several times.. intermittently.. go figure.. One thing to add.. one time that fuse blew multiple replacements and left me stuck out driving... On a whim, I put the clutch in, turned the ignition key to start, held it there, and then inserted a new fuse... in that situation the car started and the fuse did not blow... and hasn't blown again since.. go figure.. not sure why it would not blow in that situation, but if you ever have this issue, give it a try..
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| 2006 Passat 2.06 Turbo Runs great, last month or two, intermittently you push in the key it cranks, seems to start, you let go of the key and it dies. It takes maybe 10 tries, maybe 5 and then it starts normally and runs great. Anything you do with the gas pedal makes no difference. It never dies and idles fine after it starts. Does it when it is hot or cold, with the tank full or not, totally intermittent. | |
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Last week both my 1 year old headlights burn out aty the same time. Four days later my battery is dead. I replaced all. This week the new battery is going dead and the key comes out of the hole red hot. Key hole itself is red hot. Everything else in the car electrically is working perfect. Driving lights, fog lights, etc. It would seem that there is short in the ignition switch draining the battery or causing a draw while the car is not is use. So why the headlights both burning out at the same time? Any ideas? |
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