Passat B5 PD Estate, AJM, 12600km, '99

Hi,
Here is my contribution to the survey.
I've been driving this car for about 110,000 kilometers, and I'm actually quite satisfied with it.
The fuel consumption is just under 6 liters, and apart from a likely faulty mass airflow sensor (MAF sensor) and (still) some bubbling in the dashboard, and the defective catalytic converter (replaced at 90,000 km with 100% warranty), I can't complain. The driving performance was also good, until the MAF sensor failed.

Other vehicle repairs:
- Defective heating in the driver's side exterior mirror (70% warranty coverage).
- Defective headlight adjustment on the left side (under warranty).
- Defective driver's side door lock (70% warranty coverage).

'Because of the faulty catalytic converter (the flex pipe was broken somewhere, causing a creaking noise when driving over bumps), I was at the dealership at least 8 times. They suspected the control arms and probably replaced the entire left side (including tie rods, etc.), all under warranty, until I switched to a different workshop. They only needed one attempt to determine that it was the catalytic converter.'

Perhaps someone else has tips regarding the bubbling sound in the dashboard?

Oops, this post was supposed to go in the PD survey. Sorry!

Crissi wrote:

Oops, this post was actually supposed to go in the PD survey, sorry!

Hi.

Okay, I understand. Please provide the German text you want me to translate. I will then provide the English translation, followed by the original German text again, and you can then delete this thread.

Thank you for your contribution .