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A coolant issue related with an TDi engine clogged my heater and the car is frosting from inside. There are many Passat owners that have or has the same issue and VW even made an extended warranty buletin for the 2012-2014 Passats, Now, the 2015 suffers from the same issue and they want to charge us for flushing the coolant 3 times and change the heater! The car still have the power train warranty and extended warranty for the TDI engines. Just a simple google search Passat heater core will show how many they are and dealers are making easy money cause they done so many times. As is now my wife drives the car during freezing mornings with two toddlers and condensation and frozen windows affects the visibility! Unacceptable for a car with 51.000 miles when is no require in the service book to change coolant to prevent this and what causes that, cause is not something that I could do to prevent it, it-??s just the nature of their poor design of their coolant system. And changing the heater core without looking what caused that and only to rip money from their customers. I-??m requesting your assistance to get my car fixed and have my family safe and have VW to investigate the cause and come with a solution to prevent this!
I had recently scanned my vehicle with a diagnostic scanner because my window washers were not spraying to clear the windshield when manually activated by the stalk. The code shows a short in the circuit somewhere between the stalk and the washer pump. I tried replacing the pump but same outcome no washer fluid would dispense this is a very big inconvenience mostly because where I live most commutes are part highway and part sideroads/ dirt roads, so things start to get dirty and visibility is dramatically reduced. Im really not trying to pay for a harness or to get the loom pulled apart to find the bug. To keep everything looking stock
The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle's defroster did not function correctly. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer where it was diagnosed that the air compressor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,320.
- Dallas, TX, USA
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- Chicago, IL, USA