# Passat Wagon Ignition Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/passat-wagon-ignition-problem/28258>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 24, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passat-wagon-ignition-problem/28258 "2009-03-24T21:58:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![nancymu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@nancymu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nancymu)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passat-wagon-ignition-problem/28258/1 "2009-03-24T21:58:03Z")

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Help - I can’t turn my car off! When I turn the key to the off position and remove the key, the car engine continues to run. Fortunately, I have a manual transmission so I just leave the car in gear and take my foot off the clutch, but then the battery stays on and is drained by the next time I need to drive. The dealership replaced the ignition but that didn’t fix the problem. Any advice?