kryten2001
12-07-2007, 09:40 AM
Hi Guys -
We've got a problem with our MK5 golf, which I thought maybe some of you gurus might have an answer for (our dealer is scratching his head.. Not a good sign).
First symptom was the traction control light came on - and couldn't be turned off by pressing the button on the console. Sometimes it went away by turning the ignition on/off, but eventually after driving around for a while - it would pop back on again.
That went on for a while, then all of a sudden the following other glitches started up:
1) Radio turns itself on all by itself. Sometimes in the middle of the night (Scary).
2) ALL of the dashboard lights come on (and I mean all of them).
3) All of the GEAR selector lights come on (so the car is in every gear at once). Plus the current gear number (1-6) stays locked in one gear (even though I might be parked). I even had it idling in neutral, and the car told me it was in 6th....
4) When #3 occurs, on occasion the (get this) Trip meter resets itself to 0.0.
I took it into the dealer a few weeks ago, and they connected it up to their diagnostic doo-dad, and it reported a litany of problems, including low coolant and low battery warnings.
Oh yeah, the other thing I've noticed is the car on occasion, runs it's thermofans absolutely flat out (even though I might be driving along on a very cool day)....
Knowing VW it's probably a faulty boot sensor or something, but I was wondering whether you guys had any experience in any of the above faults, as like I said, it's got my local dealer simply giving me the "we cannot replicate the fault" type response...
Thanks all.
We've got a problem with our MK5 golf, which I thought maybe some of you gurus might have an answer for (our dealer is scratching his head.. Not a good sign).
First symptom was the traction control light came on - and couldn't be turned off by pressing the button on the console. Sometimes it went away by turning the ignition on/off, but eventually after driving around for a while - it would pop back on again.
That went on for a while, then all of a sudden the following other glitches started up:
1) Radio turns itself on all by itself. Sometimes in the middle of the night (Scary).
2) ALL of the dashboard lights come on (and I mean all of them).
3) All of the GEAR selector lights come on (so the car is in every gear at once). Plus the current gear number (1-6) stays locked in one gear (even though I might be parked). I even had it idling in neutral, and the car told me it was in 6th....
4) When #3 occurs, on occasion the (get this) Trip meter resets itself to 0.0.
I took it into the dealer a few weeks ago, and they connected it up to their diagnostic doo-dad, and it reported a litany of problems, including low coolant and low battery warnings.
Oh yeah, the other thing I've noticed is the car on occasion, runs it's thermofans absolutely flat out (even though I might be driving along on a very cool day)....
Knowing VW it's probably a faulty boot sensor or something, but I was wondering whether you guys had any experience in any of the above faults, as like I said, it's got my local dealer simply giving me the "we cannot replicate the fault" type response...
Thanks all.