2000 1.8T with 68,000 has had 3 replacement pumps an now needing a 4th.
Current one has lasted only
10, 000 mi.  Is this normal?
WVK

Had an interesting experience driving this morning. Going down the
highway at about 60 when I started to notice a weird wobble, then like
2 seconds later I see my tire go flying down the road and my drum hits
the ground and starts shooting sparks upwards. I was really lucky to

My Golf (Mk4 TDi 100Bhp 2003) seems to have an interior rattling noise
coming from the back left pillar (where the seat belt is) when I am
driving - not suspension related.
Has anyone else seen/heard of this problem?

I was told that the timing belt on my Passat 1.8T "showed signs of wear" and
should be replaced.  I was surprised as the car has only 31K miles (48K
kilometers) on it -- is this unusual, or what?
Geoff Hammond

Hello - the outside driver side door handle on our 03 Westfalia has decided
to stop working. You can open the door from the inside, the power locks
work, however nothing happens when trying the outside handle. Any assistance
on how to fix this is greatly appreciated. We've had ...

When I start the car the heater works fine, but as soon as it warms up
and hits a certain point on the temp gauge it blows cold for the rest of
the journey. Any ideas?

The car was running fine until the clutch cable broke (where it enters
through the firewall). After I replaced the clutch cable (with the self
adjusting mechanism, same as the previous one), I tried to take it for
a test drive but the car didn't make a sound. The dash lights lit up

My car is an '88 Cabbie with A/C and auto transmission.
The two air duct covers, one above the other on the passenger side of the
radiator fan and mounted on the radiator shroud, are badly worn and are
about to fall off.

I know that all VW's have their quirks, but is it normal when you take
your foot off the pedal and it jolts and decelerates quick?. I know
that it's normal for automatic gas any make, but is it for VW?. Or is
their an equallizer/pressure valve somewhere to prevent this?.

Well?

What is the best way to remove the old axle bushes.  Looking to refurb the
whole axle and these look like trouble :o)
Chri$

Hi, I'm busy rebuilding the front control arms and drive hubs on my son's
Mk3 Golf. Does anyone have the torque settings for the two strut bolts which
connect the suspension to the drive hub? I've searched through the manual
but the only setting I can find seems very light ...

My jetta driver side door latching mechanism just stopped working. The door
will shut flush, but the latch never takes hold. I tried a bunch of stuff
like pushing the latch down with my key, holding the door handle 'open' when
closing it... etc. The only thing that kinda works is ...

I have a 2002 2.0L petrol passat which suddenly cut out on me whilst
driving home today. Fortunately I managed to pull over to the side of
the road but after that every time I tried to start the engine it would
run ok for about 1 or 2 seconds and then cut out again. When the RAC

Remote manual control (cable type) will not adjust to full out position or
full up position.  Its on the driver's/left hand side.  Have examined the
internal cables in the mirror housing.  Can't determine if anything is
broken.  Currently, best I can do is look at the side of the ...