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Volkswagen Passat Turbo Issues
62 messages, Last post on Feb 29, 2012 at 8:55 PM
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#61 of 62 2003 VW Passat Wagon power/acceleration issues by katersqd
Nov 08, 2011 (4:49 pm)
I have a 2003 VW Passat Wagon, 110k miles, which has started to have a lot of difficulty getting up hills, lol. I'll be flooring the accelator and maybe hit 30 mph. Acceleration on flat roads is fine. The check engine light came on in July and at that time I had the timing belt replaced, but I opted not to fix some sensors and a small oil leak, so the check engine light remains on. At that time the mechanics were investigating my complaint of a "whirring" sound upon hitting 60mph on the freeway, but they thought it might be something with the turbo and they quoted me thousands of dollars to fix that, so I opted out for them to dig further into the turbo. The car has only been fed full synthetic according to records; I am the third owner, bought it a year and a half ago and have put 10k miles on since. Anyone else experiencing this power issue?
- ngurusimon1 (Feb 29, 2012 8:55 pm)
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#62 of 62 Re: 2003 VW Passat Wagon power/acceleration issues [katersqd] by ngurusimon1
Feb 29, 2012 (8:55 pm)
Replying to: katersqd (Nov 08, 2011 4:49 pm)
am actually having the same issue with mine...they told me its going to cost something like 1500 dollars...i dont think ill ever own a volkswagen again
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