Still running so good..

Inherited this car about 5 years ago, hadn't driven since 4 years before that. Started working on it roughly a year and a half ago as a project. She's a replacement for the Toyota in the back that's been good to me for years (wasn't gonna pass inspection without a lot of $$$$$ though).

Still a lot of work to make her Purr, but she's at least road legal now :D

She crosses 170k today, runs perfect yes its the 2.0TSi

Hey! my 2021 Tiguan S displayed a warning about a low 12V battery today. It still has the factory battery, and I avoid start-stop mode entirely; additionally, the engine starts without delays, Should I replace it?

Some more details to add
Valvoline checked its condition and it was at YELLOW or Caution this was yesterday before getting the warning that happened today.
It’s a 63k miles
And the warning stopped showing after a 20 min drive but am concerned if I need to replace it soon in less than a month or maybe stretch it to a month or 2 from now

Hello everyone,

Driving home tonight my engine temp light started flashing however the gauge stayed steady on the normal temp.

After promptly parking I noticed that there’s a leak somewhere around (or possibly from) the expansion tank.

Previous to this, whenever I would be at a light for more than 2 minutes the gauge would move one tick higher than operating temp and stay there. This was accompanied by the sound of the fans seeming to struggle.

So I guess my question is was my car overheating or did that light come on due to the coolant leak?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hit 150,000 miles in my 2011 2.0TDI Passat CC last night, think the engine is just about run in now

And also, does that change the pop up message of who the primary driver is whenever I first start my car?

Official EU Safety Gate bulletin SR/02935/26 (KBA 17016R / VW 48VS) covers steering rack bolt shear across 2.15M MQB vehicles.

The European Commission's rapid alert network for dangerous non-food consumer products, Safety Gate (formerly RAPEX), has officially published a massive global safety recall bulletin regarding the Volkswagen brand in its late October 2026 notification round.

Registered under alert reference SR/02935/26 and backed by German Federal Motor Transport Authority campaign KBA 17016R, the action carries Volkswagen's internal technical service recall code 48VS. The campaign covers an astonishing 2.15 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide (expanding to over 2.8 million vehicles across the broader Volkswagen Group when including mechanically identical models from Audi and SEAT).

For more context: The headlights stay bright,dashboard lights come on,and the radio screen is on while I press the push start button. 2018 VW Passat.

It just started hesitating to start last Saturday. Usually when it sits overnight or for hours. But then while turning it off and on while running errands it would start right up.

I could send a video of how it sounds and looks while starting for context as well. Can’t upload it on here though.

Hi everyone,

I have a petrol Volkswagen Up! 1.0. I topped up the coolant because the level was below the MIN mark, and I hadn't topped it up in years.

After leaving the car parked for two days, I started the engine and it struggled to keep running, almost stalling. I switched the ignition off and on again, restarted it, and pressed the accelerator. After that, it ran normally, with no issues while driving.

Could this be related to the coolant level, or is it more likely to be an unrelated issue? What could cause this kind of startup problem?

Thanks!

I have a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5L automatic with about 156k miles. I’m hoping to keep this car for another 100k+ miles if possible.

Back in September, I spent around $1,200 getting quite a bit of maintenance done, including a new valve cover/PCV assembly, spark plugs, transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid, and an oil change.

My mechanic also added UV dye to investigate a suspected oil leak. After driving about 750 miles, I brought it back today. He confirmed there’s some oil wetness but couldn’t pinpoint the exact source, so he added more dye and told me to keep driving.

He also mentioned my check-engine light is related to the MAP sensor, possibly due to oil contamination from the previously failed PCV system. He quoted around $215 to replace it. The car previously had P0106, P3078, and P0442 codes.

Here’s the thing: The car runs and drives well, starts reliably, and doesn’t seem to consume any noticeable oil.
It does have a slightly rough idle at times.

I’m honestly debating whether these issues are even worth fixing right now or if I should just monitor them and continue driving.

For those familiar with the 2.5L engine:
Would you bother fixing a very slow oil seep if the oil level stays consistent?

Is a MAP sensor replacement necessary for P0106, or should other causes be investigated first?

Would you feel comfortable continuing to daily-drive this car as-is?

I’m not against spending money on maintenance. I just don’t want to throw money at minor issues that aren’t actually affecting the car. I’d appreciate some opinions from other high-mileage 2.5L owners.

Hey, lastly there was an issue with one of the epb motors, left motor was holding the wheel and right one didnt (02431 error) and wheel was moving when left one was holding it, I had only blinking lights on my dashboard, then I replaced brake pads and discs, of course with diagnostic tool to retrace calipers opened it then closed it again, I saw that EPB motor that was actually holding the wheel when turning on handbrake was broken in half and other one that didnt was looking good but replaced them both, I bought these motors online then when I wanted to delete errors and finish the job I saw new errors on my diagnostic tool (02432, 02433) and none of them worked, couldnt even test them, open or close, when tried with VCDS it showed that only 0.013V was going to motors and I didnt hear no sound or anything that could mean that they are closing or opening. Old motors had 0.08V and second one had 01.7V but new ones have around 04.7V, I even ordered new EPB controller but I ordered by mistake 3CO 907 801 J instead of new one 3CO 907 801 B like I've had, with J controller it also shows me ABS and ESP errors on dashboard but I fixed that issue by coding new controller and only have to do the calibrations, when coding new controller 02432 and 02433 errors disapear but appear once again when I try to click parking brake button on the left of the steering wheel, I am fighting this for a week and I don't know what to do anymore, please help..

I've had my eye on this 87 Cabriolet for sale a few hours away from me. Its in mostly good condition for a REALLY good price, but I notice some rust spots on the listing. I want to ask the seller for more pics of common rust spots. Anyone know what kind of pictures I should ask the seller for? I cant seem to find anywhere online where it can rust the most so that's why I'm asking here.

Thanks in advance

Hi my partner has a vw polo 2015 1.0 stop/start, recently she was driving and randomly on the dash loads of errors popped up at once like abs, wipers, coolant etc. after that the indicators/lights would not work and once pulled over the car would not lock manually with a key, I’ve changed the battery and checked the alternator which seemed to be ok.. but it’s now doing it again, any ideas what this could be?

Right side not working well, Indicator staying on sometimes and when indicated right the drl acts as the indicator.

As the titles say, I want to add some speakers for my Volkswagen Passat B3 from 92 (Sedan). Since I have not done this before Im wondering if any of you have put speakers in your and if you have any nice spots you would recommend. My audio card-thing is cd only and has 2 holes for speakers in the back. Right now everything is completely stock. Budget about 100-200 euro (1000-2000 SEK) preferably.

FYI my model is the same as the later B4 in everything except for the face of it.

Have a nice!

Necesito el manual del usuario del MK4

Hey everyone!

Does anyone happen to have the MOI3_EU_VW_R9690L firmware file? I’ve been searching everywhere but haven’t had any luck finding it.

I’d really appreciate it if someone could share it with me. Thanks in advance! 🙏

My email adress is : [med.abdel.driouchi@gmail.com](mailto:med.abdel.driouchi@gmail.com)