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by humbucker1960
Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:39 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault
Replies: 4
Views: 2197

Re: Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault

The fault is sorted. Not a happy Bunny as VW new about this issue since June 2018 and they have not told customers about it. It turns out its a none return valve in the vacuum pipe that gets stuck. £28 pipe but over £400 to fit as its below the intake manifold and the front of the car has to be remo...
by humbucker1960
Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:54 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault
Replies: 4
Views: 2197

Re: Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault

Hi Smilie121, The car is only 4 years old and has had all the services done at the main agent so if it needed changing then it would have been done at the service. The brake fluid is clean and the brakes are fine except ocasionly after the first start in the morning when I have to wait for the pedal...
by humbucker1960
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:11 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault
Replies: 4
Views: 2197

Brake pedal goes hard & Turbo Actuator fault

Hello, Sorry for the long post. I have had my Passat B8 2.0L GT Estate for over a year now. In January the glow plug light came on shortly after starting the car up in the morning and went into limp mode. I turned the ignition off and re sarted the car and all was ok. It has done this about 3 times ...