As a retired technician and aftermarket repair shop owner I am dismayed at your automatic dismissal of the dealer as a repair source. Technicians at a dealer...
Interesting opinion, but it hasn't been my experience... I've seen mostly semi-competence and disinterested parts-swapping from dealership techs. Perhaps...
My 2005.5 Jetta (62K miles) with DSG started making horrible noises and shaking over the weekend. I believe it may be the dreaded DMF. Has anyone gotten VW to...
I do not know if the suggestion is solely because of competence, but may also be for price. I know that it was the case for me in the past to go with an a/c...
I have a 2003 Jetta GLS TDI with 120,000 miles stick shift and the brakes have many thousands of miles to go before they need replacing...it all depends how...
I had a generic shop with a/c experience review the non-working a/c in my 2002 TDI. The system was fully charged - no leaks and, no cooling. He said sometimes...
... yeah but only one wheel gets hot that one's not retracting its few thousandths anyway, brake s**t the b*d again yesterday, and I don't have time to get...
... I verified that it is the DMF. Lots of chunks of metal in the bell housing was my clue. Towed to a dealer and have asked VW to cover the repair since it...
I had that problem. It is the sliding pin. They get dry and corrode. Replace the pin/s that is defective and you are good to go. My dealer sold me an...
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Caliper, hose, but usually it is either stuck pads or stuck caliper slides which is very common. Don't let them just replace the caliper without examination!!!...
You may also want to check the condition of the parking brake cables. I had both cables on my 2003 get rust inside and start to bind slightly, which caused one...
Does anyone have any idea why all of sudden my car wont move when I put into gear. All the gear lights on the panel are flashing and the car wont move when I...
Yes- You need a new part- Shop around and replace the part (you streched your cable) internet or dealer -Oh by the way, it's a pain to fix and spec. tool...
Is it too much to ask that group members not be under the influence of hallucinogens or narcotic sedatives when replying? That, and maybe proofing a REPLY for...
FYI VW say's that after 70K and two years my transmision is gone and that it will cost me 5k to fix it.. lol. yea right. Any ways just wanted to pass it...
This is in line with what I've heard about VW autos (on TDIs anyway... possibly due to the plentiful torque?) ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
that's V.W. for Ya! Get a used one(salvage), for 5-700, and have a trans. shop put it in for about the same ($5-700) and find out why the old one failed!...
The car is a 2006 with 70K miles... and I have not had the fluid changed as of yet. Hell it's only 70K. I'm hoping VW steps up to the plate and takes care of...
Good Point, You should of done just that! Why didn't you do it that way in the 1st place! Still time to trade it in on a New KIA! ... [Non-text portions of...
It is VW that has that policy, not the dealer. VW extended the warranty so I don't see why you are upset. All manufacturers have issues. Paul L Fisher ...
Yeah that's why I called VWoA instead of fussing at the dealer. Just making the point that they wouldn't stretch the warranty for a cheap part much less the...
Hey, can anybody help? I've been very careful during two battery changes to keep 12 volts on the system and have had no problems-- until now! Working on my '98...
Hmmm, dead battery should not cause this behavior. If it's the immobilizer(which I don't think you have in a 98 anyway), you should get a start with immediate...
yes- put a charge back in the battery- wait and go by the directions in the book-will not work without a full charge-did you save your codes? if not crank up...
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