darrelld
Veteran Member
Anyone seen this?

Happens on all bands intermittently. VW had to replace a defective dash after I purchased and I would bet they didn't plug the antenna in good. Already had to snap some of the pieces into place they didn't complete.Not I.
Does it only happen on Sirius stations, or am/fm as well? If only Sirius then my bet is the antenna maybe actually went bad. Should be an easy fix by the dealership if that is the case.
I know which mechanic worked on your dash replacement. You went to Metro Irving VW right?Happens on all bands intermittently. VW had to replace a defective dash after I purchased and I would bet they didn't plug the antenna in good. Already had to snap some of the pieces into place they didn't complete.
Checking to see if this is more common though.
I went to Hiley in Arlington and the techs were flown in from Chatanooga. They had representatives from VW to replace the dash and the dash manufacture reps there to inspect the defects.I know which mechanic worked on your dash replacement. You went to Metro Irving VW right?![]()
I am not complaining at all, impressed by so much effort going into correcting an obvious problem with their production process.Depite the blunder, this serves as yet another example of VWoA stepping-up customer sat. & quality improvement efforts. If this keeps up we'll have to start saying nice things about them.
I have never heard VW sending out engineers or techs from the plants before to actually do or check out these issues.Depite the blunder, this serves as yet another example of VWoA stepping-up customer sat. & quality improvement efforts. If this keeps up we'll have to start saying nice things about them.
I would guess it maybe new. It could also be their procedure for bringing a new plant with a new car design online.I have never heard VW sending out engineers or techs from the plants before to actually do or check out these issues.
Is this something new for VW?
There were indention's in the dash that had a hard substance underneath. I read of another Passat owner on another forum that reported the same thing. VW sent the reps that manufactured the dash to inspect the problem and correct their production process.I guess Metro VW also replaced the dash on another Passat and same thing the engineers had to fly in to show the local tech how to work on the dash and see the defect. So now we know they had two dash replaced in DFW along.
What was the defect in the dash? Or did I read that something did not snap in correctly?