Hey all.
Purchased my 2015 a few months ago and since the beginning I have been fighting with VW to replace worn out components on the vehicle. Originally the vehicle had a very bad wobble at 45 mph that was both audible and physical in the steering wheel and only increased with speed. I finally talked the dealer into a new set of rubber but it was two tires at a time about a month apart.
The vehicle drives much better after the new rubber, but I still have a physical vibration in my wheel while driving at highway speeds. The dealer has already informed me that I have a warped rotor so they want to charge me $425 for brakes. Yeah right I'll do it myself! But that only explains the vibration under braking. The car actually reacts weird to bumps and dips at highways speeds. I'm wondering if any of you guys had to replace the ball joints or arm bushings at around 60k?
I also have a hellacious wind noise coming from somewhere around my door. Is this just normal for the NMS Passat?
While my car was getting the tires I was granted the use of a loaner the first time. It was a 2017 Passat and I LOVED the way the headlights were. Is there a possibility of putting a 2017 front end on a 2015?
I also installed a K&N filter and then came here and read how wrong that was. So I pulled it back out. I noticed that there is a piece that sits under the stock filter on the bottom of the housing, looks like it directs air, but seems like it could be a restriction to me. Anybody have insight on that?
Thanks for your time. Sorry about all the questions and it being all over the place. I want to love this car, but right now it just makes me wonder if I shouldn't have gone with a different sedan.
Doc
Purchased my 2015 a few months ago and since the beginning I have been fighting with VW to replace worn out components on the vehicle. Originally the vehicle had a very bad wobble at 45 mph that was both audible and physical in the steering wheel and only increased with speed. I finally talked the dealer into a new set of rubber but it was two tires at a time about a month apart.
The vehicle drives much better after the new rubber, but I still have a physical vibration in my wheel while driving at highway speeds. The dealer has already informed me that I have a warped rotor so they want to charge me $425 for brakes. Yeah right I'll do it myself! But that only explains the vibration under braking. The car actually reacts weird to bumps and dips at highways speeds. I'm wondering if any of you guys had to replace the ball joints or arm bushings at around 60k?
I also have a hellacious wind noise coming from somewhere around my door. Is this just normal for the NMS Passat?
While my car was getting the tires I was granted the use of a loaner the first time. It was a 2017 Passat and I LOVED the way the headlights were. Is there a possibility of putting a 2017 front end on a 2015?
I also installed a K&N filter and then came here and read how wrong that was. So I pulled it back out. I noticed that there is a piece that sits under the stock filter on the bottom of the housing, looks like it directs air, but seems like it could be a restriction to me. Anybody have insight on that?
Thanks for your time. Sorry about all the questions and it being all over the place. I want to love this car, but right now it just makes me wonder if I shouldn't have gone with a different sedan.
Doc