Passat 1996

[kevjuk04]

Help!

Indicators stay on (steady - not flashing) when ignition turned off.

Lights off, all switches seem OK.

When I drive car stays same and indicators/hazards don't work; lights just stay on??

Any ideas?

[kenney]

Hi If you can pull the connector of the hazard switch and see what happens

[kevjuk04]

Did do, made no difference lights stay on.

Also disconnected/reconnected battery, made no difference.

[kevjuk04]

Also relay looks fine, not burnt out.

[kenney]

Have you replaced any bulbs recently?

[kevjuk04]

No.

Disconnected battery again and drivers side stay off (dont flash).

Think it's the relay (part of the hazard switch) but odd that now only passengers side stay on.

Getting a new hazard switch/relay Monday.

[kevjuk04]

Fitted new relay.

Drivers side now fine; passenger side constsntly on still even with ignition off; had to remove bulbs but dash indicator on all the time.

Any ideas??

PS. There is a tow bar fitted; do you think this may interfere (although it has not been touched)

[kevjuk04]

RESOLVED - Fault traced to 'Comfort Module' which is located beneath passenger fron seat. Contains all sorts of electronic wizadry which goes wrong through damp (which of course it gets situated under the floor).

Cleaned up corroded parts and all now works - oh except for the radio which will not come on even though fuse is OK

[the_old_diver]

except for the radio which will not come on even though fuse is OK

It says in my Haynes manual that one must enter the security code after disconnecting the battery. Not that it has any effect on my car as the aerial on the roof corroded away years ago. Bliss.
Passat I.9 TD 1996 218k

[kevjuk04]

except for the radio which will not come on even though fuse is OK

It says in my Haynes manual that one must enter the security code after disconnecting the battery. Not that it has any effect on my car as the aerial on the roof corroded away years ago. Bliss.
Passat I.9 TD 1996 218k
I would enter the code if the radio had power! Fuses are OK so wonder what else might control power to the radio?

[the_old_diver]

I would be inclined to look for the obvious, like a wire pulled out of its connector block in the area behind the radio. If you can see the connector and can figure out which are the +/- power connections, you could try to get a voltage measurement there, or take both of them out and try feeding a different 12v into the radio, just to check that the radio hasn't quit on you.

[the_old_diver]

Yesterday's reply never made it to the page. I suggested that maybe a power wire had come adrift from a connector at the back of the radio, and while you had it out of its socket you might test the radio with an independent 12v supply to make sure the radio was still OK.