2015 passat at idle has parkinson's

afarfalla

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Went and looked at a certified 2015 passat sel, 20k miles. Salesman started it up, shaking worst than my b5.5 with delete. Is this normal after the fix?
 

740GLE

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Did you feel anything in the steering wheel? It should be pretty smooth inside the car. What was the tach sitting 800 or high idle at 11-1200?

The motor mounts are there for a reason they should absorb any of those harshness at idle.
 

afarfalla

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I agree on the motor mounts they should absorb small vibrations, this was excessive from when I started it, to when it powered down to 800rpm's. My pre-fix 15 passat didn't do this, has anyone with a post-fix noticed this? I mentioned this to the salesman but no comment, nice car, but I really didn't want to get involved with discovery and went home.

I was watching in disbelief, the shake was disturbing, it wasn't slight, like it was running lean and looking for fuel. Only way I can describe it.
 
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BJS02

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My post fix '15 6MT has a small amount of movement from the engine at idle if started cold. After the engine warms up it sits as still as any other idling engine.
 

740GLE

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Prob just because the car was run for 10 minutes a time or quick test drives combined with some "stale fuel".

Agreed that it's cheap to walk away.

Our '15 Phase 1 minor vibrations in the car. Mostly it is the audible diesel clatter I notice over our long gone but not forgotten Gen1 and Gen2 rides.
 

afarfalla

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walk away, exactly what I did, but wondering if its a product of the fix? Will try another dealership see if I get the same results
 
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