Passat (B6) :: Airbag Light Just Popped Up On Dash
it just pop on the the dash why no accident nobody hit me
View 9 RepliesTaurus :: Tire Pressure Alert Popped Up (Solid Coin)
The wifes 2010 taurus popped up a tire pressure alert and she took it to our tire guy and he added some nitrogen, but didnt get rid of the alert. It is a solid icon, not blinking.
So we took it to the Ford dealer and they went around and checked the pressure.
Then two guys got into the car three times, and we could see the seat going back and forth. What the heck?
Well the 3rd time fixed the alert. I am sure they know of some button sequence to do this. Is it a secret diagnosis you can bring up?
Touareg :: Steering Wheel Airbag Module Popped Out
On the way to lunch today, I stopped at a store and ran in for about 10 minutes. When I get back in my 'egg, I notice that the steering wheel airbag module has "popped" or "sprung" out of place. Instead of being flush, it is now sticking out and creating quite the safety hazard, I'm sure.
View 15 RepliesPassat (B6) :: Oil Pressure Alert Comes On - 2008 2.0T Burning Oil
It's actually my dad's car, me and him both got VW the same day, labor day. me an R32 and he got a 08 passat 2.0t. First off, the car is a daily driver, currently has 19xx miles on it. it was bought brand new with 14 miles on it and has no mods.
Beginning of this week, the oil pressure alert comes on. We check the dipstick and it is bone dry. We add enough oil so that it levels off at the center/midpoint on the dipstick. Now end of this week, after about 300-400 miles, we check and the level is under the minimum, there is no leakage anywhere underneath the engine, no leaks from the oil drain screw or filter.
It doesn't puff black smoke, but that doesn't mean it still doesn't burn oil. i looked at the exhaust tips, and alot of black soot around the tips and on the outside/inside of the tips. I'm saying it has to be something internally wrong, pistons rings/seals damaged, installed wrong? I mean, where is this oil going! It's a brand new freakin car and this happens? Would this be a factory defect?
Passat (B6) :: Low Tire Pressure Alert, Message Appeared
Got a low tire pressure alert this morning. Was running late for work and the tires weren't noticeably low and work is only 5 miles away so I decided to do it after work. Went to the gas station to get some air and all the tires were at 33 ish and one was at 20. Filled it up and drove for about 25 minutes but the error light never came off.
View 9 RepliesPassat (B6) :: Can The Wheel Air Pressure Sensors Alert Be Disabled?
Purchasing snow tires with OEM rims and trying not to have to purchase a new set of wheel pressure sensors - hence my question: Can the wheel air pressure sensor alert be disabled to do away with that nagging info?
View 1 RepliesPassat (B6) :: 2007 1.9t Lost Almost All Power And Alert Emissions Garage Came On Display
About some four months ago, was driving home from work and the car lost almost all the power and an alert "emissions garage" came on on the display. I had it looked at the VW dealership in Malta and they told me that the turbo diaphragm got jammed and they managed to get it working agin without changing it. After 4 weeks the same....
Took it this time to my mechanic, who works only on VW's and he immediately blamed the diaphragm again so after checking it he changed the diaphragm with a second hand one and also the emissions control box. After driving it for two months .....the same problem once again....
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Passat (B5) :: Stop Alert On Display Screen Along With Error Light For Overheating
Yesterday my car gave me a "STOP" alert on the display screen along with the error light for overheating (the red thermometer). But I had only driven a couple of blocks on a cold engine and the temperature gauge was dead cold. I opened the hood and everything was still there (nothing visible or smellable that looked like a problem) and found that I was able to restart the car and drive to work normally.
Same thing leaving work. The rest of the night the car was fine afterwards (those were engine restarts on a warm engine). I added a quart of water to the coolant and it seems to be okay today. The car has never gone over 190 on the temperature gauge, even driving in the desert or mountains with a/c on.
So that's my problem and possible solution. I was really surprised that the car was telling me to add a quart of water with the urgent "STOP" message. I thought that message was reserved for situations when the engine needed to be shut down immediately.
My mechanic looked at it last night and didn't find anything with the stored error messages that was useful.
Passat (B6) :: Fog Light Cracked Then Popped Out
first, it was a crack. then not too much later a pop. a piece of glass fell out of the cracked lens. water in the housing = blown bulb.
I love the info screen that tells me the right fog light is out!
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but I HATE that when I went to my dealer to get a lens,
I learn that it's an enclosed fog light and it's $114.XX to replace?
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Any leads on where I should be looking for a replacement for less?
Passat (B5) :: Engine Seems Sluggish On Startup - CEL Popped On
First, let me address existing issues with my VW 2000 Passat:
- My mechanic has told me that my turbo is slightly cracked and oil is dripping from it as I was not allowing my car to warm up/cool down after driving. He said that the damage done was not much, but I should allow my car to warm up/cool down from now. This was back in September/October, and I have been allowing 1 min- 1.5 mins for both warm up and cool down as I tend not to drive more than twenty miles in a single trip.
- While checking the oil level roughly two-three weeks ago, about 100-150mL worth of synthetic oil spilled into the the tube where the dipstick goes. No effects were noted in the next week.
Now, my problem is within the past week starting up my car has been a strange ordeal. Immediately upon ignition, until about 3-5 seconds after, the engine seems sluggish - similar to when the battery is low from leaving the lights on overnight, for example. However, the engine has had no problem actually starting. Once it starts it acts normal, but soon the engine makes wheezing noises as if gasping. Accompanying the noises is a strange alternation in my lights between full strength and a dim strength I have never encountered before. This wheezing, and the strange light effect, last for roughly 1 minute. This has all been consistent for the past week. While driving home after work today the CEL popped on.
It is worth noting that the last few weeks have been especially cold, with the temperatures at which I'm starting my car being from 5-18 degrees Fahrenheit.
Passat (B5) :: CEL Came On And Emissions Workshop Message Popped Up
I bought a 2000 Passat GLS w/ the V6 a couple weeks ago, and the very next day after buying it, the CEL came on and something popped on saying Emissions Workshop. I waited a couple weeks to see if it would turn off, but it didn't so I took it to a mechanic.
The first time, they just said a couple codes were off so they reset the computer. About 20 miles later, the lights came back on. I took it back and they hooked it up to their computer again.
They said the o2 sensors were perfect, and it was most likely some sort of resistance in one of my cats. The car runs absolutely perfect. I just wanted to get some feedback from ya'll because I do not want to pay the money to have a cat replaced if I don't have to.
Passat (B7) :: 2012 - Front Bumper Slightly Popped Out
Had a little accident with the '12 Passat and the front left side of the bumper popped out a little bit. I have very little experience working with the outer body of cars so I am a little bit hesitant about whether if I should just remove the entire bumper and readjust it, or is there a way that I can realign it without removing it entirely? Though I have no problem removing the bumper if needed.
View 3 RepliesPassat (B5) :: Check Engine Light Popped On - PO430 Code
Have a 2001 V6. Notice a check engine light popped on and thats the code I got. I do have a custom cat back exhaust. Left both cats on there just took out rear muffler and resonator and then put in glass pack. Wondering if this is something that is cause by the catback exhaust? I have had the exhaust on for some time, few hundred miles. How to replace this?
View 13 RepliesPassat (B5) :: Passenger Side Foglight Plastic Grill Covering Popped Out
I had a little run in with a curb a few months back, nothing major, just came up and bit me, and the passenger side plastic grill covering the foglight popped out. Since then it's come compltely out, onto the street, twice, when my car bottoms out. Both times it's happened I've been going no more that 5-10mph and I don't even realize it's missing 'till I'm back in the driveway.
The car in the picture isn't mine, just something to show what I'm talking about. My 2001 passat wagon (v6 4motion) bottoms way too much. It's not even lowered.
Passat (B6) :: ESP Light Popped On And Staying Illuminated - Dash Displays Not Turning Off With Keys Out
I thought nothing of the ESP light when I was driving home since it just snowed another foot and it was slippery. But, just got home and when I turned the car off I noticed the displays are staying illuminated with the keys out and doors shut. Not the center info display in red the small ones to the sides .. One is the odo/km display. Are these related ? I disconnected the battery since I have to sleep and don't want to wake up to a dead battery.
View 2 RepliesPassat (B6) :: Airbag Fault Randomly Came On?
Well like I said, I have an airbag fault light. I recently installed a sound system and ever since I unplugged the "Passenger air bag light" indicator module from the dash trim piece the air bag light has been on. When a passenger is in my car the air bag does indeed activate and deactive when they get out.
My question, why is my air bag light on? Did unplugging the module from the dash trim peice really cause that? I don't really want to take it to my local dealership and get charged diag time.
Passat (B5) :: Airbag Light On - Car Would Not Come Out Of Park
i have an 04 passat 1.8t... I was at the gas station today and the car cut off and would not start back up. I let it sit for awhile and turned it on and noticed a airbag light was on but the car would not come out of park and the display read oil pressure stop?
View 2 RepliesPassat (B5) :: ABS And Airbag Lights Came On Whenever Start The Car
whenever i start my car the abs and airbag lights comes on and stays on at 1st it used to be the abs light only then sometimes while driving it would go off and then comes on back. but now its both the abs and air bag lights that comes and the abs goes off from time to time but not the air bag ...
View 2 RepliesPassat (B6) :: Passenger Airbag Off Light Comes On?
I received an Air bag Fault and Parking Break Fault yesterday when I started the car. Found my (drivers) belt latch sensor wiring was buggered so I fixed that. I don't know if that was the technical name for it, but it was the wiring from the receiving latch to the connector. The parking break fault went away so my guess is that short pissed it off. But who knows, it could be unrelated.
However, the air bag fault will not go away. I thought by fixing that it would vanish, but I guess not.
I have found that the light goes out for a moment and then reappears when the "passenger air bag off" light comes on. The other day, it thought my wife was still in the seat after she got out so I'm guessing the passenger seat wiring is the culprit.
I don't have a VAG-COM so the above detail is all I have. I really don't want to go to the dealer, but do I have a choice?