Passat (B5) :: 2003 - Engine Light Is On?
Jul 31, 2006
I bought a 2003 Passat used from a after market dealer when it came off lease. Within a few days the engine light came on. I took it back to the dealer's mechanic, and he just hooked it up to the diagnostic meter and cleared the code and the light when off. He told me not to worry about it - I probably didn't close the gas tank cap right.
Sure enough two days later - it came back on - and I took it back. The mechanic had it in his shop for 6 hours. I picked it up, and now there is no light at all. Its the only light that has been affected.
The engine light does not even come on when you first turn the key in the ignition. I think the mechanic has purposefully did something to either the fuses or the wiring. [URL]
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I have a 2003 W8 and the check engine light came on today for the cam b sensor... The car has had no problems and drives fine, I do not quite get why all the sudden it is on, and before I bought the car, 2000 miles ago the cam sensor was replaced for inspection, and I drove it for 1000 miles, and now the mil is on and it is running a little ruff... Where exactly on the head is it located? which head would have cam b sensor? I really do not think it is bad again.
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I have about 75K on my 03 1.8t on started having the check engine light coming on in the last few months. The dealers diagnosis was that I wasn't tightening the gas cap enough but I don't believe that because I do at least 3-5 clicks when I close it. I'm a bit baffled. After the last time I filled up at the gas station, I noticed the cap was loose so I've ordered another cap thinking the last one has lost its ability to seal properly...
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My daughter has a 2003 Passat Turbo. Two weeks ago it started to run like crap with a check engine light on. I pulled the codes and it said multiple misfires. My buddy owns his own shop and said bring it down. He pulled the plugs and the spark plug holes were filled with oil. He changed the valve cover gaskets and replaced the plugs. Still ran rough with low fuel pressure so he replace the fuel pump and injectors. Still runs rough, when he pulled the air intake off there was oil in it. Could this have happened do to the valve cover gasket? The codes still read misfires. He said the turbo was full of oil also. Could the turbo be bad causing it to run like crap? Can it be rebuilt? I really don't want to go to the dealer.
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We have a 2003 VW Passat 1.8, front wheel drive. The check engine light is on. The code is p0778. When we start the car the gears light display lights up in red for all gears . We put the car in reverse, back out the garage and when we stop, we get a bump. And we shift to drive the car moves slowly with some hesitation.
Sometimes after the car runs for 10 minutes, then turned of for a few second then started up again, the problem goes away. Before this problem started, we would start the car in the mornings, and put in "R" , and only the reverse gear would light up. (which is the way it is suppose to work).
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So I was driving my car about a week ago when it decided to "die" on me for about 2 seconds. I was coasting in neutral (tiptronic) to a red light when the car's engine light popped on and the car just bogged down hard. I threw the car into drive and the problem went away immediately. I haven't had the problem since then, but I'm also not allowing the car to coast in neutral anymore.
I was thinking about bringing the car in to have them read the computer but is this something that they would be able to trace back or would I be out the 90 bucks for nothing? I have absolutely no clue what this could be.
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Okay, I bought this car used and the previous owner apparently didn't maintain it. So I spent the last couple months having a new (used) engine installed. All said it's been in the shop longer (by twice) than I've been driving it. On the way home from the mechanic the check engine light came on.
If I keep changing my oil every 2000 miles will it sludge again? Dealer recommended every 1500 to 2000 miles! I've spent 15k on this car so far, and driven it about 2k miles......
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I used to be a VW owner and still roam Vortex, my fiance has a 2003 Passat with the v6 engine. She just recently had the brake and ABS light go on(stays on) and it beeps when first starting the car. I checked the Fluid and its full, Other than the pads being worn out, are there any other issues i should look into before forking out the money for pads.
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I had this issue about two months back when I first got my 2003 Passat 1.8T and haven't had it since. Basically, when I start the car, it'll turn on fine, then it will idle out and die. Or, it will rev up a little and fluctuate for a couple seconds before finally dying. This has happened only at night for the past two weeks. It would run perfectly fine otherwise. This morning, I try starting it and it would die right after. I tried starting it a few different times, and it would finally stay on, but as soon as I put it in Drive, it would die. The engine sounds quieter than normal.
I can go record a video of exactly what it's doing if it's worth your time. I really need to get this working as I have a million things I need done today. I have a VAG-COM and the only codes are for intermittent misfires on Cyl 2,3,4. I've replaced all four spark plugs recently and just had the oil changed as well as the air filter.
Also, one more thing, I used to be able to remove the black plastic tubing that goes from the grill to the air filter and it would run fine for a while, but that's not fixing the issue now.
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