I was wondering if anybody could help. I've had a lot of issues with my 2013 Passat SE TDI. First the clutch clicked. They changed the whole thing, still clicks. Second the turbo exploded and needed to be replaced at ~18K miles. Third (after replacing the turbo) I noticed that the brake, when I went to get into the care in the AM after it sat overnight, no longer had ANY vacuum left and the car would just roll down a slight incline after popping the clutch. I brought it to the dealer, they said that was normal, when I persisted that it had changed they replaced all the vacuum lines and the check valve. No improvement. They then replaced the whole booster. No improvement. They then said it was normal and they didn't need to do anything else.
Now that car has 37K miles on it an it's cold. I've noticed for awhile now that the heat hasn't been as good as I remembered. We had a cold day down to 5 deg and I noticed it was not even close to as warm as it used to be the prior winter. What is happening is heat is coming out of the drivers side but cold air is blowing out of the passengers. This is the same if it's on floor, dash vent or defrost. I called the dealer and they basically said since the car was over the 36K miles I would need to pay them to take a look at it, diagnose it and fix it.
I wonder if with all the stuff they have done to it they screwed something up under the dash when the replaced to brake booster.
This is the first new car I have ever bought and frankly I'm done with it. It's been in the shop more times then a Saturn I had which I bought used at 80K miles and then drove to 220K miles. I bought it for $4K, Sold it for $1k. It was more reliable then this.
Does anybody have any thoughts on what could be going on with the heat or any way to get VW to help me out. Seems reasonable to expect heat to work for more then 2 years.
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New Technical Service Bulletin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByxgazxO4YLZd2dEdUpwenhkcjQ/view
Now that car has 37K miles on it an it's cold. I've noticed for awhile now that the heat hasn't been as good as I remembered. We had a cold day down to 5 deg and I noticed it was not even close to as warm as it used to be the prior winter. What is happening is heat is coming out of the drivers side but cold air is blowing out of the passengers. This is the same if it's on floor, dash vent or defrost. I called the dealer and they basically said since the car was over the 36K miles I would need to pay them to take a look at it, diagnose it and fix it.
I wonder if with all the stuff they have done to it they screwed something up under the dash when the replaced to brake booster.
This is the first new car I have ever bought and frankly I'm done with it. It's been in the shop more times then a Saturn I had which I bought used at 80K miles and then drove to 220K miles. I bought it for $4K, Sold it for $1k. It was more reliable then this.
Does anybody have any thoughts on what could be going on with the heat or any way to get VW to help me out. Seems reasonable to expect heat to work for more then 2 years.
Moderator note:
New Technical Service Bulletin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByxgazxO4YLZd2dEdUpwenhkcjQ/view
Excess flux from the aluminum cooling system components (EA189 TDI engine CKRA) contaminates the cooling system. This over time causes a high acidic concentration in the coolant. The result is oxide particles (aluminum rust) and excess flux restricting the heater core. The engine control module may also set EGR recirculation cooler efficiency fault.
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