MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: nathangallo on April 21, 2012, 04:03:58 pm

Title: Long Shot!
Post by: nathangallo on April 21, 2012, 04:03:58 pm

Right my mates caddy goes to start but cuts the starter motor off in like a second  :stupid:
and at the same time on the dash it says safe!

Will anyone know what this means just thought it might be similar to something on the golf! :signLOL: :smiley:

Thanks

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: Phil Miller on April 21, 2012, 04:05:19 pm

the immo is kicking in, has it had any work lately? if not then it could be the cluster has gone down and needs repair

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: edd666999 on April 21, 2012, 04:10:23 pm

the immobiliser, does he have a 2nd key he could try also?

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: nathangallo on April 21, 2012, 04:14:19 pm

i thought it was the immobilizer! as it sounds gineric to most immobilizer fault

he spoke to vw and they said the battery in the key has gone so wont turn off the immobiliser! :signLOL:

so not an expensive job  :smiley:

Thanks anyways guys.

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: edd666999 on April 21, 2012, 04:37:33 pm

thought it might be the key

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: ub7rm on April 21, 2012, 06:17:29 pm

I didn't think the immob chip needed power?  Sort of like the RFID tags they use to catch shoplifters...

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: Phil Miller on April 21, 2012, 06:28:50 pm

Quote from: ub7rm on April 21, 2012, 06:17:29 pm

I didn't think the immob chip needed power?  Sort of like the RFID tags they use to catch shoplifters...

Is the right answer

They don't, it's more than likely a cluster fault, since I started workin at a garage that do breakdown/recovery cluster failure is a very common sight, normally a code read will confirm this

Title: Re: Long Shot!
Post by: nathangallo on April 21, 2012, 06:42:32 pm

All done my mate had an engineer out changed the battery and reset the immobiliser and Haypresto she started.
 :smiley: