MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: B19VUU on August 11, 2009, 11:37:08 pm

Title: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 11, 2009, 11:37:08 pm: Hi my 56 plate Gti has some elec issues and i wondered if any one had any ideas

1. No indicators
2. No horn
3. No wipers
4. No main beam or flash
5. ESP light wont go off
6. Light for steering wheel on but car drives ok

checked all fuses i hope it is something simple
anyone got any thoughts all the doors and windows and other lights work
Cheers John
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: Hurdy on August 12, 2009, 12:05:37 am: Is your car still under warranty and stock? If so my first port of call would be the dealers.

If not.....

Do you have VAGCOM/VCDS?

Just in case you don't know what the above is, it is a cable and software that plugs into your on-board diagnostic port to read error codes from the car. This should give you a starting point as to what is wrong with it.

If not ask around the forums for people near you who could help. :happy2:
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 12, 2009, 12:24:42 am: Hi no sadly the car is not in warranty it is an import it is in my mates garage and he has had it on VAGCOM/VCDS?
it showed up loads of errors but didnt really help just wanted to know if anyone new if all these faults are connected somehow
Cheers John
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: mortygttdi on August 12, 2009, 05:55:46 am: Sounds like a dodgy steering wheel controller? the one under the steering wheel controls all or most of what you have put down there...Can you paste your vag com readings on here and we can make a better judjement has to what it could be.

Cheers

Darren
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: RedRobin on August 12, 2009, 08:43:35 am: Quote from: mortygttdi on August 12, 2009, 05:55:46 am

...Can you paste your vag com readings on here and we can make a better judjement has to what it could be.

....And also alert the boffins in the VCDS / VAGCOM area of the site - In fact, wouldn't this thread be better moved there?

Linky : - VCDS / VAG COM Area.... (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=17.0)
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 12, 2009, 05:32:09 pm: Just removed the steering wheel controller and it is fried looks like water has got in there ordered a new one from the stealer will be here Friday so fingers crossed thats it sorted will post back when i know.
Thanks for the input
Cheers John
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: vRStu on August 12, 2009, 05:43:28 pm: Nice work Morty, I thought that but you've beaten me to it!!

Was the airbag light on too?
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 12, 2009, 06:02:11 pm: No airbag light on??
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: RedRobin on August 12, 2009, 06:25:18 pm: Quote from: B19VUU on August 12, 2009, 06:02:11 pm

No airbag light on??

....I think Stu means the airbag icon warning light in the speedo display (see Handbook).
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: vRStu on August 12, 2009, 06:34:09 pm: The drivers airbag also passes through the Steering Controller.
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: mortygttdi on August 12, 2009, 07:43:11 pm: Bugger I had a spare controller sitting here aswell you could have had it for a tenner,

Cheers Stu I figured it would be that from all the related problems,

By the way if the steering light was lit up amber your steering will be fine but if it lights up red then thats when you will have problems.

Hope its sorted OP

Darren
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 12, 2009, 08:04:09 pm: Hi Darren where are you based for a tenner i would have it off you just to try asap
any one no if these are all the same or is there loads of different part numbers
Cheers john
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: vRStu on August 12, 2009, 08:43:25 pm: Quite a few variation in part numbers.

You will most likely need to carry out some basic setting adaptions after fitting the new controller, it depends how badly it was fecked up.

If it does still throw up some codes, don't panic, make a note of them and post them here.
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: mortygttdi on August 14, 2009, 06:09:45 am: Im in Leeds buddy its not heavy could post it out cheap enough or if your not far I can meet you...

Darren
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 14, 2009, 05:26:39 pm: Steering control unit gone in and it has cleared most of the issues but still no horn and it giving back errors of no feed from steering angle sensor have tried reprogamme but wont let me due to this
Any ideas anyone im nearly there now
Cheers John
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: vRStu on August 14, 2009, 05:38:39 pm: Can you post up the autoscan as I asked above.
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 14, 2009, 05:51:21 pm: Will have to get this info in the morning as the car is at the garage
Cheers John
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: danishmkvgti on August 15, 2009, 07:15:09 am: Do you have the right part?
Do you have the multifuntionbuttons on your steering wheel? if so, a box for a car without will lose the horn.
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: matsu on August 15, 2009, 08:53:24 am: :congrats:
and this is why this forum is the dogz!!!

help and advice to and from peeps all over the old blighty who hardly know each other.
kudos to all ya's
matsu
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 15, 2009, 12:56:11 pm: vagcom says

G85 no out put
steering angle sensor
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: danishmkvgti on August 15, 2009, 01:16:37 pm: you won't get a vagcom error for the wrong box, aka non working horn
Title: Re: Loads of electrical problems
Post by: B19VUU on August 16, 2009, 04:13:53 pm: I am going to print of this link and get the garage to checck this first but will the angle sensor not being calibrated affect the horn

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/VW_Golf_%281K%29_Steering_Assist

Cheers John