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Our trunk latch sometimes won't hold the trunk closed when it's cold out after it has been opened. We have had it open randomly several times while driving in town. It also latches sometimes but the "Trunk Open" light stays illuminated and - of course - the electric release does not work when...

You may want to check the wiring harness in the door hinge area. My wife was not able to lock the doors at work and the dome lights stayed on. After she got home, I found that the door had no power at all so I checked the harness and there were 2 primary wires broken with many more having...

We have an '06 Jetta TDi and I had to repair the drivers door wiring harness today - took about 5 hours to splice all of the wires. Nothing on the drivers door worked except for the speakers. Two of the main wires were severed and about half of them had cracked insulation and were close to...

Ours also makes a high-pitch noise when it's cold but, it does quiet down after the car warms up. It must be due to expansion/contraction of the plastic housing around the fan and/or the fan material.

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That's what I am waiting for as well!!!

I've had other drivers yell at me to get my brake lights fixed after they had been following me when I was coasting to a stop. I almost think that the diesels need a brake light switch linked to a decelerarometer to let other drivers know that you are slowing down - even though you may only be...

We used to have an '05 GMC 3/4 ton crew cab with the Duramax/Allison and the best mileage I ever got was 22 mpg hiway. Typical short trips with mixed driving yielded 17 to 19 mpg. Towing our 8k+ lb. fifth wheel camper usually got us about 12 mpg. Our truck only had 17k miles when we sold it so...

We had a pretty cold winter last year and our Jetta would have a hard time starting when the ambient temps dropped below 10f or so. My wife could usually get it to start after work if she ran it for a while over her lunch hour but, I had to rescue her a time or two when the temps dropped below...

While it is true that businesses will raise their prices to compensate for increases in fuel cost, the independent truckers don't have much leverage with brokerage firms. While the brokers charge fuel surcharges to their customers, the increases in revenue are quite often not passed onto the...

I do a lot of work for people in the trucking industry and I can easily see that many of the smaller trucking companies are in trouble. Our business has been very much impacted by the changes in the trucking industry over the last year but, especially within the last few months. Several small...

The engine heater solution is fine for the times when you have access to electricity but, few businesses in these parts provide electrical outlets in or near the parking lots. My wife has to go outside on her work breaks and at lunch when it is extremely cold outside to run the car for a while...

Two of the big trucking companies in our area just closed their doors and are now developing new businesses in the food and energy sectors. They were customers of ours and told us that they have been struggling to make money for over a year now.

We recently had a "no-start" situation with OAT at about -6F. I kept trying to start the car repeatedly. The engine finally started after about a dozen tries, I released the parking brake and the car lurched forward immediately. It definetely appears to be DSG related but, the random reports of...

Yes, the car will lurch forward upon starting with the parking brake disengaged. Its very obvious that friction is occurring and causing significant drag on the engine while starting and shortly there after. I was able to start the car eventually - each successive attempt yielded a slightly...

I am convinced that most of the cold starting problems stated here are a result of the drag caused by the DSG clutches sticking when the temps are cold enough to cause the trans fluid to reach a certain viscosity. It is as simple as 1+1=2; the instant the engine fires - if it does - the car will...

Another problem with the frozen DSG issue is the high stress load placed on the starter when attempting to start the engine (as if the car failing to start due to cold temps is not enough of a problem already). Perhaps a lighter wt. trans fluid would provide some relief - thats what our tractors...

While wind chill does not affect the engines actual temperature, it does affect how quickly the engine cools down. My wife could not get her car started after work tonight and the ambient temperature was -6f. I drove there suspecting a fuel issue and after about 5 tries and some sustained...

Most likely the headlamps are not aimed properly. You may want to take the car in to a dealer to have that done or you can find very good instructions on this forum on doing yourself - see the "sticky" in this section. I had to adjust ours and it worked great - the brights are much brighter now...

Thank you for the great headlight adjusting guide - it worked out great! No more flashing of brights from oncoming traffic and our "Brights" actually serve a purpose other than spotting owls sitting high up in the trees.