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Hi All, I have a 2010 Jetta Wagon TDI with 168K miles on it and I'm getting a CEL related to the EGR. I did not note the exact code when I had the CEL cleared. When I had the code cleared, they just said it was the EGR valve not opening. I took the EGR valve off and cleaned it. The valve...

Hi All, It's been a while since I've been around. Too much work and family issues to deal with. Now, I have car issues to add to it. Had the TB done last summer and when I got it back noticed a slight fading of the brakes. Figured it was the master cylinder and swapped that out. Bled the...

Just wondering... my brain still acts as though I'm driving an older car when it comes to using jumper cables to start another car. Hook Negative to Negative, Positive to Positive and try starting the other car. Then came the cars that have computers in them and I heard there were special...

Hi all, Over the winter I had snow tires on and found that at least one tire would not balance up properly. At about 45 - 50 mph my car would develop a slight vibration that one would think is a tire out of balance. I could also almost imagine the tire doing a wobble as if it wasn't running...

Finally, it's warm enough that I took my snow tires off. I just hope March doesn't turn around and dump a foot of snow yet.:o While I had my snows on, the tire pressure light was on. I don't have that sensor in my snows. Now that I have my summer tires on, the light is still on. Is that...

Hi all, *** Start of rant *** I ran into a situation last week where I pulled into a gas station to fuel up because they had a sign out front showing diesel at $3.95. As I was grabbing the pump handle, the guy next to me said, "They are charging $4.25, not what they are advertising out...

The other day I was stopped at a traffic light and I notice this VW sedan pull up behind me. When the light turned green, I took off as normal making a right hand turn. After getting into my lane, I jumped on it a little. Well!, that VW behind me turned out to be a Passat and he jumped on it...

I'm starting to look around for tires for my JSW for the winter. I had Nokian all season tires on my last car and I really liked them. They are a bit more expensive than other tires, but I don't mind that. I stopped at the Tire Factory and they have Nokian snows that have a 95 load rating and...

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to place this question, so move it if necessary.;) I'm getting ready to do my first oil change on my TDI. Do I need to use the VCDS to reset the service reminder or is there another way to do that? Thanks in advance for any insight into this.

I spent a few hours driving from auto store to auto store trying to find any 507 oil with not much luck. The O'Reilly Auto Store in Alma, MI did finally say they could order some for me. Gotta wait til Tuesday to pick it up. They said they would start stocking it on their shelves and I...

Hi All, Over the course of my driving years which is over 40 yrs, I have managed to hit maybe 8 deer and doing some damage to vehicles. Most of them have been within the last 7 yrs. I hate to think about hitting one with my Jetta. I am considering installing a front grill guard. I have seen...

Last weekend we took a trip up to Mackinac Island. Had 4 grown adults, light luggage for each, my 2 saxes & backpack with music and stands, and 3 bikes on a rack on the back. I'm guessing I really pushed the weight limit as my headlights lit up the road like I had my brights on. Many cars...

I don't know if this is the spot for this or not, but here goes: I used an older user name that works well here, but when I signed up for the Fuelly account, I couldn't use a hyphen in my user name. Now I am faced with either changing my user name here, or starting all over with a different...

Flew in to St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN last week to pick up my '10 JSW. Then my wife and I drove it back to Michigan, taking a route south of Chitcago. I drove the route through Chitcago maybe 30 yrs ago and hated it. Didn't want to experience it again. We took the Great River Rd from St. Paul...

I just picked up my "new" '10 JSW and cannot get the Bluetooth function to work properly with our iPhones. The dealer said something about the iPhone 4s not being compatable. Any good news out there about this?

Hi All, I've been registered on this forum for a while now, reading, reading, reading, dreaming, reading, dreaming, dreaming.... Now I don't have to dream so much as I just purchased a '10 JSW TDI Manual tranny with 27,000 miles on it. Down side is I won't be picking it up for another 2 weeks...

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right forum for this thread, so move it if it needs to be moved. I want to buy a Jetta diesel, but my wife keeps leaning on the argument that it'll cost us a fortune if, when, there are any repairs to made on these cars. What's the comparison of repair charges...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and to TDI's. I have a '75 Ford Escort that has a diesel 5 speed that needs to be rebuilt, but that's another story. I'm looking at an '05 Jetta TDI with about 49K on it and just wanted to know what to look for. Any opinions and suggestions welcomed.