🐍 Passat B5 Automatic Transmission Problems

18 posts · Joined 2005. #1 · Oct 25, 2017. Hello, I want to ask for your advise. Last year July 2016 I bought a brand new Passat SE 1.8 in Virginia, US. It has automatic transmission. Week after I started driving it I noticed clinking noise when I re-applied gas pedal. I went back to VW dealership, brand new car, under manufacturer warranty No. IMHO, at 200,000 miles, if you're going to have the transmission out, it should be completely rebuilt. That means clutches, bands, seals, etc. Probably a new torque converter while you're at it. If you were doing the work yourself, to solve a problem, you might consider just repairing a problem in the valve body. Otherwise not. I was told from a VW mechanic that are particular model of Passat(1.8L Turbo Automatic) has a sealed transmission case. Being the reason there is no dipstick for checking the transmission and actually nowhere to fill transmission fluid either. Other then a small over flow valve om transmissions ass end. 2003 Passat 1.8 Transmission Problems. Hi guys, I bought this 03 passat wagon knowing a couple of things: The transmission was in limp mode, sometimes it wouldn't start, and that it had water get in after a rain storm. The first two issues started after the water intrusion and before the rain, the car had worked completely fine. 56 posts · Joined 2013. #1 · Feb 17, 2014. I have an 01 Passat GLS 1.8L Turbo auto with about 160K miles on it. Let me first say, the transmission shifts fine, but, when coming to a quick or sudden stop, it is like it comes out of gear for a second. Say. for example I nail the brakes quickly for an emergency stop, then immediately hit the gas The VW Passat B5 was launched in 1998 in the US with a 1.8-liter turbocharged gas engine with 150 hp in GLS trim mated to either a five-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission, in either tZoVka.

passat b5 automatic transmission problems