Recent content by Rganey

Recently I got a CEL error code 205b and 205c in my 2013 Passat which I had O'Reilly's clear before taking a trip to Greenbay from St. Louis, about 500 miles. I learned a lesson I think to address that error message immediately as the "no start" situation follows (without warning) soon after the...

Recently I got a CEL error code 205b and 205c in my 2013 Passat which I had O'Reilly's clear before taking a trip to Greenbay from St. Louis, about 500 miles. I learned a lesson I think to address that error message immediately as the "no start" situation follows (without warning) soon after...

Is this graph from Frostheater? I can't find it on their site. I have an installed Frostheater and after being plugged in, the temperature gauge in the car hardly moves or not at all . This graph though would explain why. At 20 degrees F ambient temperature fplugged in for 3 hours with the 1000...

Are you sure that you calculated the warranty mileage correctly?....the mileage counts from the time of the buyback / repair. Luckily mine was covered. These TDI Passats are nice driving cars but I have lost trust in mine after the turbo died and then the DEF tank heater went out. Mine was at...

The repair on my 2013 Passat with a turbo failure was completed yesterday. The dealer had the car 4 months from early August through November. They did provide me with a loaner car at their expense, $2000 per month. The 3 expensive parts listed on the invoice that they replaced were the...

Mine did whine before the turbo failed. I thought the siren / whine sound was the transmission but apparently it was the turbo about to die.

I received a loaner car today 8-23-21.....the dealer has no word on when turbos will be available.

As of 8/4/31 my 2013 TDI Passat SE is at the dealership with a bad turbo. It has been there one week and I'm still waiting on a rental/loaner. I have been assigned a case manager who is trying to help . I was told by VW corporate they expect a turbo in October. The service manager is skeptical...