Even gc Volkswagen requested 3 hrs of diagnostic time. There is no diagnostic data available that would allow a regular garage to repair it. The tcu corrodes until it fails, when it fails the vehicle is undriveable and must then be towed to a vw dealer. Since it is under the carpet and the padding one cannot see or easily detect that water or even just a dampness exists here. Whatever evaporation that does occur just increases the humidity around the tcu, it then condenses on the cold metal floor pan or the tcu and drains back into the well the tcu is in. Once the water gets to the area where the tcu is located it remains there. Normal use in inclement weather allows drops of water to accumulate in this area. It is in no way sealed or waterproofed to prevent corrosion from condensation or failure from water buildup in the area. It is in a non-draining well in the floor pan under the carpeting and padding. This expensive ($1300) circuit board is located under the front passenger seat. The transmission control unit/module has now completely failed.
Purchased a 99 vw Passat wagon from a virginia dealer in Nov 2004 mileage 47. The transmission control module is being replaced, as well as a "seal" that caused the water intrusion (I haven't been able to get out of them which seal was replaced - this can be addressed with a follow-up). It turns out that this damaged the module, and effectively rendered the car is not able to be driven.
Upon further investigation, it was found that there was a water leak in the vehicle, and the passenger side floorboard was filled with water, inundating the transmission control module. The transmission was replaced under my powertrain warranty (it's my opinion that this was an unnecessary replacement). This happened in heavy traffic in the detroit suburbs - not an ideal time to not be able to accelerate. It was sudden, not gradual by any means - the car just started to hesitate when shifting, and the mil lamp was lit. 8 l turbo), and it felt like it was having trouble shifting from first gear to subsequent gears. My wife was driving the car (2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS, 1. I have been told to replace transmission spent another 2000$ and its not even this the problem!!!!.ġ. If this failure had occurred during driving, I might. It got to do with the Passat leaking water and the location of an extremely expensive component in the rear passenger floor, the area where any water that leaks migrates to. There is no way for an owner to be able to avoid this situation - it is not a matter of maintenance. I feel this is a consumer issue and that this is a design defect in the Passat that vw should compensate owners for. I am clearly not alone in having experienced a failure from a part that is not in any way maintainable (the pollen filter seal) and that has caused major damage to the car. When I asked him how an owner could possibly know if the seal needed replacement and he replied "you found out how". The service manager at the vw dealer told me that checking the pollen filter seal is not part of any regular maintenance and that in order to check it, you'd need to disassemble quite a few things in the engine compartment. I have read many accounts on the internet from many angry owners of similar problems where leaks from this seal have caused catastrophic repairs. Dealer said the pollen filter seal was no good and that water leaked in and destroyed the transmission control unit which is located in the floor behind the passenger seat. Transmission non-functional, air bag warning light and other warning lights on. After rain, found an inch of water in rear passenger floor. Normally garaged and maintained according to schedule. 2003 Volkswagen Passat mileage of 121,000 miles. This was due to water leak in pollen filter box (cracked) which affected the shift lock solenoid, affecting the transmission control module. Lack of power when pressing the accelerator may have caused an accident, pulling out in traffic.
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