# 2008 Volkswagen Passat - Misses

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [March 15, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069 "2020-03-15T08:51:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Rhonda58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Rhonda58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rhonda58)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/1 "2020-03-15T08:51:00Z")

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2008 Passat Wagon TDI misses under load.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/2 "2020-03-15T16:57:40Z")

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Another statement, very little information, no question asked.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/3 "2020-03-16T02:23:03Z")

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Is the check engine light on?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/4 "2020-03-16T15:30:20Z")

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Well, then, the car has a problem. Take it in for service.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/5 "2020-03-16T15:50:54Z")

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> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#):
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> Is the check engine light on?

Or–even worse–is the CEL flashing/blinking?

> [@Mustangman](#):
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> Take it in for service.

+1  
But, if the CEL is flashing/blinking, the car should be towed, rather than driven.

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-passat-misses/161069/6 "2020-03-16T16:15:26Z")

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Does a diesel even have a CEL? If it was my problem I’d look into changing the fuel filter.