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Pressing the power button on the radio unit does nothing while the unit won't power up. The unit is totally unresponsive to power button presses on the unit or steering-wheel until the unit...

I doubt that it is a fuse problem. As stated: after the car warms up - 15 to 20 minutes - the radio unit powers up correctly. This issue started last winter and has recurred this winter; once the...

MY07 TDI sedan, in Canberra. On cold mornings the radio unit will not power up. After 15 to 20 minutes of driving there are several pops through the speakers and the unit powers up.
Is the power...

I also find the delay at takeoff quite scary, but assume that it is turbo lag as response is immediate once the turbo has time to spin up.
As to your comments about the DSG: you must remember that...

From page 11.10 of my Haynes Owners Workshop Manual: VW Passat Diesel June 2005 to 2010:
"Using a blunt, flat-bladed tool, carefully prise up the handle recess from the door trim. Where applicable,...

Update: the Parking Brake Switch was replaced today, two weeks after the fault was diagnosed.

On Tuesday (31st) afternoon I tried to phone the VW Service Consultant at Gerald Slaven VW in...

Now have the Parking Brake Fault! messages on my MFD. :(
The first time the parking brake would not engage, the light just flashed in the switch.
Straight after the first fault I phoned closest VW...

The Haynes manual VW Volkswagen Passat Diesel 2005-2010 Haynes Service Repair Manual 1844258882 9781844258888 Haynes Publications UK lists:
every 95,000 MILES (about 150,000 KMs) "Renew the timing...

also try here:
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Bora 1998-2000

Manuals are for UK models but probably compatible with Australian models.

That's a great link.

Just checked the filter on my car and it has lots of leaves and junk so I will replace it.

I had the VW stainless steel load sill protection strip fitted after I gouged the sill with a wheel on a suitcase (black gouge on white sill - looked awful).
The metal strip covered the gouge; if...

My MY07 TDI 103KW is three years old today (I have purchased an Extended Warranty) and over that time my average fuel consumption is 6.33 L/100KM (my records, not the MFD). I am retired and so seldom...

This morning I phoned the 1300 number listed on the PDS, expecting to speak to Allianz but the phone was answered as "Volkswagen Insurance".
I was told that, before taking my vehicle to a VW...

The Volkswagen New Vehicle Extended Warranty PDS issued by Allianz states on page 9:

Making a claim
What you must do
We may not pay your claim if you do not act as follows:
1. Contact us as...

Has the felt stopped the squeak?
Where did you put the felt?

Caddyman is correct; I just checked my saved copies of the Passat brochures (PDF files) and the 125KW TDI motor first appears in the MY08 brochure and with 17 inch wheels and the 103KW TDI has 16...

AFIK the MY07 TDI only offered the 103KW motor which did not have a DPF.
The MY08 TDI offered 103KW and 125KW motors and the DPF was only fitted to the 125KW motor (with 18 inch wheels as part of...

Got a quote today for a 3 year extended new car warranty for my MY07 TDI Passat sedan: $1650 from VW dealer in Belconnen ACT.
The original warranty expires in May.

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I have a squeak from the glove box lid area in my MY07 TDI sedan.
Also seems worse when there is someone in the front passenger seat.
I've tried adhesive-backed foam tape and folded tissues. If...

There is more to insurance than just the premium.

From personal experience with Lumley General Insurance: runaway car insured by Lumley damaged my wife's car parked in our garage.
Only settled...

I went to the VW dealer in Belconnen ACT today with these part numbers and was quoted $35 (inc GST) each.
Are these part numbers for the replacement inserts or for complete blade assemblies?
If for...

I got sheepskin seat covers (front seats only) for my MY07 Passat from Sheepskin Leather Factory in Fyshwick ACT [phone 02 6280 9664]. Made in their factory in Wollongong NSW.
The back of each...