2003 Volkswagen Passat exhaust emission warning lamp

2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
102,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ALANH2008
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This is a V5 2.3 petrol engine
About 34,000 mile, the exhaust emission warnong lamp came on. Your friendly local dealer - Beadles in MAidstone Kent UK use their plug in system to reset, butthe light just comes on again within about 5 minutes of picking the car up. I just drive with it on now for the last 70,000 miles - it looks very pretty, especially at Christmas but can it be fixed????
Thanks for your help
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:39 AM
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KHLOW2008
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hi alanh2008,

After getting used to it for so long won't you miss it if it is repaired?

Either the catalytic converter or its sensor is faulty. changing it should solve the problem.
Jul 13, 2008 at 11:30 AM
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