Having A/C completely frozen? Driving back from Pittsburgh with the A/C defrost on, noticed that there was no air flow. This happened about 2 hours into the ride. After pulling over at a rest area and popping the hood, all of the A/C lines were frozen, and I assume the heat exchanger was also.
Turned the A/C off and continued to drive and it slowly defrosted enough to allow air to flow through the vents again.
-10'C this mornin and my driver side windshield sprayer is frozen solid. After 10 mins I can see the snow and ice melt around it but still won't spray. This is typical of cars with too much space between engine and hood.
Gonna have to get out the extension and hairdryer tonight. Maybe find some kind of portable mini dryer that works off my 12v to 120v converter as a long term solution.
Went out to the car today - and the wipers were in the 1/2 way position. I do not remember having the wipers on the last time I drove. So the upshot is - they now do not work at all. They are frozen in place. They "twitch" a bit when I adjust the stalk - but they do not go to the normal "resting" position.
View 3 RepliesSo, this is the second winter in a row that my wipers refuse to work after getting frozen. It seems as though when they freeze up, if the motor can't wipe, even after I break them free and clear the ice, they won't work. Right now we are in a greater than one week cold front that is going to be well below freezing, and I don't have a garage to use. How can I re-set the system so it will try to wipe again? I think it is because the right wiper has not gone all the way down it's stroke, but it won't even try now.
View 1 RepliesLast week I tried to use my wipers and it seemed like they were stuck, I turned them off, it wasn't that bad but since then I tried to use them even when it was a lot warmer and could not have been frozen and they don't move at all now. What steps should I take to check all the ins and outs?
View 1 RepliesSo the car just went off warranty like 1000km ago. Last week I left it sitting in my driveway while I was out of town for a week. I just started it and the CEL blinked for a few seconds and then went solid.
Other than sounding cold (it's canada and there were three snow storms while I was gone) the car runs fine. I shut it off... restarted and again, blinking CEL and then to solid.
Winter is here and its the first winter i've had my 2006 Passat 3.6l. After a long night of freezing weather i attempt to open the door. After getting it loose, It wont seal close. When i shut the door it will just bounce off and open again.
My temp solution is to hold the door closed and press the lock key. The door then partially locks closed and then i have to pull it hard to make the seal close completely.
Recently I failed my inspection on my 99 Passat due to a blinking brake light. I was told by VW service department that this was caused by a bad ABS unit. Now I can't pass inspection without proving that my brakes are fine but the ABS module is causing the blinking parking light.
View 1 Repliesput some 18' rims on my car, and im getting the tire pressure low light, is that normal?
View 4 RepliesThe Square digital area in cluster where it tells the miles MPG and etc is solid red. why?
View 3 RepliesI have a 99 Passat; 5-speed V6. My tachometer would go out intermittently and at the same time the oil and brake light would start flashing and the ABS light would come on solid. There would be no noticeable difference in performance. When the tachometer would come back on line the lights would go go. Now the tachometer appears to be down permanently and the dash lights above are in the same state as above. Still no noticable difference in performance. What may be wrong?
View 3 RepliesHaving a problem with my 2005 passat. 90k. Started running bad at idle like the car was about to die. CEL startes blinking and the EPC and Anti skid light came on (not blinking). Brought it to Auto Zone had them check the cel said misfire in all 4 cyl also a p0221. Started the car ran great. This morning started the car exact same problem. When I came home started the car ran great CEL is still on but both EPC and anti skid lights are off.
View 1 RepliesOur brakes froze the first cold day this winter. My mechanic says that the brake booster valve filled with water and froze. Also, last winter our tiptronic just quit working. We never fixed it. Should we bother to fix it?
View 3 RepliesMy 2.8 v6 2000 has been acting wierd when shifting it kind of feels like the clutch is slipping its through acceleration so when the rpm's are climbing it feels like it is slipping but than above 3 rpms it accelerates with no problem, when it feels like it is slipping the check engine light blinks, obviously telling you to stop driving, but than the check engine light goes back to a solid warning and stops blinking. just had my oil changed and after that my check engine light came on solid, now it is sluggishly bumpy when accelerating and feels like the clutch is not catching,Wish i knew what it could be.
View 2 RepliesJust started happening this weekend, I can hear air moving and it changes speeds, however I get no flow out of the vents.
I'm at 42k so I'm hoping it isn't a major issue, also tried searching but couldn't find a similar issue. I am pressed for time because I'm leaving for a 2500 mile round trip Wednesday.
I'll add a photo of the controls where I get zero air flow, minus some cold air.
Im trying to change my spark plugs in my 2.0T. For some reason I can not figure out how to undo the mass airflow sensor from the connector and the same for the spark plug coils.
View 1 RepliesHearing loud blowing air noise coming from under dashboard/pedal area during acceleration...also turbo power loss...no codes and brakes work fine...
View 10 RepliesI've had two mass air flow sensors burn out in my 05 TDI Passat. Dealer says it's faulty wiring in my vegetable oil conversion. Sensible?
View 1 RepliesHave a 02 with climatronic. You put it on vent and it blows out the vent. You press floor and it goes ape and the fan goes to max and nothing comes out the vents and nothing comes out the floor. IF you put it on floor only there is flow like normal. You can not have it on floor and vent. I drove 2 other passats and they both allow floor and vent. Havent been able to check codes because car has been at dealer for a week.
View 8 RepliesI think I'm getting bad gas mileage on my 03 passat... I don't think it's my imagination...? I'm gonna keep track of how many miles I get next time I fill up, how do I know if I should look into a new MAF sensor?
View 3 RepliesI know that the air injection system is supposed to kick on during a cold start, which it does, but i get the check engine code that it has "incorrect flow"...... What could this be?!
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