Hi there,

I have a 1998 vw passat 20v petrol (obviously).

Anyway - it has 114k on and full history and i got it serviced 2 months ago.

Driving it the other day and noticed the temperature gauge wasn't working!!!! This was after 70 miles so i knew something must be wrong - no warning lights though!!!! It has since only worked intermittently???? any ideas would be appreciated!

secondly - when i get in the car first thing every morning it just doesn't rev at all. I have to put my foot right to the floor and eventually it decides to rev a little and then when i get to a road end it more often than not loses power halfway out of the road end!!! It seems to improve as the car gets warm but then in 4th gear it seems to have a falt spot when overtaking etc......don't know if this is related or not!!!! My mate has a 99 gti and he reckoned it could be the leads and dizzy cap as he had a similar problem and after replacing these it ran fine..........i was wondering if the MAF fits into this problem???

Finally - the central locking! when i press the keyfob all doors open but the back passenger side doesn't!!! The door locking pin does move - just the door doesn't open. It will open from the inside of the car if you use the handle but this is a pain with 2 little one's in the back. I now have to have the door permanently locked or permanently open!!! Again any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul