Passat (B6) :: Cannot Clean Windows Completely And Fog Way Too Easily?
Dec 9, 2011
1. Impossible to clean them completely. I've experimented with lots of brands and combos of cleaners and wipes - Armor All glass wipes, Invisible Glass (gets the best results so far), Windshield Wonder (wet and dry pads), newspaper, shop towels, microfiber, chamois (wet and dry), lint free towels. As much as I can, I wipe horizontally across the entire surface inside and vertically on the outside so I can see whats amiss. Nothing gets them totally clean, always some sort of streaks or residue show up when the sun or a headlight hits it just right.
2. They fog way too easily. This may be a symptom of the insane amount of snow and rain we've had in my area in the year I've owned it and the resulting overall humidity. But lately I have noticed the rear window begins to fog when the temp drops below 50 degrees F. All the windows fog if more then 2 people are in the car unless I have the A/C going. There is no wetness in the carpeting from a leak into the cabin. I don't know if any drains are clogged, nor do I know where to look for them.
I've owned a few VW's and they have all had the same types of issues compared to other car brands I've owned, but this Passat seems to be worse than other VW's. Or maybe I'm just more concerned with having a nice clean car now.
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My friend bought an 05 passat and he is having issues. The windows completely fog up within 10 minutes and they wont defog. He has had it to the dealer and they have spent hours trying to figure it out and they even called VW trying to find answers and got nothing. They asked about moisture under the carpet and various things but nothing.
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My last business trip proved disasterous when I returned after a week to the airport to a dead battery in my E300 diesel. The car would not start with a jump so I took the battery out of the car and took it home and put a trickle charge on it. After charging, I reinstalled battery and everything seems good....except the windows roll down fine but barely roll up. You have to keep hitting the window up button for them to go. They go up about a 1/2 inch every time you hit the button but sometimes none. You just have to keep hitting button while "assisting" window to get them to close. Is this coincidence or did something happen by taking battery out of car? 1999 Mercedes E300 Turbo Diesel ....
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So I have never rolled down the rear window to noticed until now. I was messing around with TechStream's option (turning on the pressing the remote unlock button 2.5 seconds to roll down all windows).
Anyways, it worked but when I looked at the rear windows, it doesn't roll down 100% like the front. There is about 1" left towards the front edge of the rear door left when it bottoms out. Also the left side (driver side) is bottoming out slidely higher than the rear passenger side (may be about 1/4" higher). Is this normal?
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I get the worst wind buffeting (loud whooshing and terrible pressure) when driving with the sunroof open with all the windows completely up. And just yesterday I realized the roof opens up fully with some additional pressure (surprisingly hard pressure) after the lever is turned and I get the most unbelievable eardrum crushing pressure/ noise until I crack a window or two. I'm not kidding, its unbearable at pretty low speeds.
This seems like a serious design flaw (and should have been tested and corrected) not to mention extremely annoying as I can't use the sunroof without opening the windows.
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Every time i put gas into the car, it always takes a couple tries to start it back up. I guess the main question is why? No matter how full the tank is or how empty it is, every time gas goes into it the car won't start right away. I usually try once, then have to wait another 30 sec and try again, then it will start. So my question is why does it have trouble starting after I put gas in it?
Passat 2002 v6
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ok so a week ago. I started having this problem with the passenger rear door. so I hit the lock button either in the car or on the remote. and the lock will go down to lock but springs back up half way and doesn't lock or arm the alarm. now today the driver's door started doing the same thing. i checked the floor's and all the drains anything is wet nor has it ever been wet. this random problem just came out of nowhere and its driving me insane. i go to get out of the car when the key is pulled out of the ignition all the doors unlock but the drivers. so I slam my shoulder into the door.
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I'm at work, went out at lunch and the wipers are completely inoperable.
They worked on the way in now i get nothing, the washers work, Fuse 31 appears fine but I get nothing, no noise, no hum, nothing.
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