[MarkA]

I've owned a 2003 Jetta TDI for about a year and got my wife a 2005 Jetta Wagon TDI about a month ago.

Flew to Albuquerque, NM to pick it up and had a nice drive back to North Central Florida with only a few minor problems - flat tire and a fuel guage that let me run out of fuel in the middle of no-where West Texas!!

Have a few minor problems:

1. Key FOB doesn't work at all
2. Back (5th) door release doesn't work
3. Cruise control won't hold speed
4. Don't have a clue when the timing belt was last changed
5. New Mexico is the dustiest place I have ever tried to clean out of a car - dust is everywhere that wasn't wiped down

Good new is that the car has a new EGR valve and reman fuel pump as well as drove well for the 2000 miles home.

Any suggestions on finding information about the wagon parts - seems no place has specific information about wagons of this age.

Mark

 

[chittychittybangbang]

That stinks! You were probably wondering how you were getting so many miles per tank

The 2005 wagon is pretty much the same as the 2003 in terms of body. The 2005 wagon uses the BEW engine which was also used in the 2004-2006 Golf, New Beetle, and 2004-2005 Jetta.