MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Timepillow on March 07, 2015, 10:36:22 pm

Title: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Timepillow on March 07, 2015, 10:36:22 pm
Iv been having a problem starting my car for the past few months and its slowly getting worse and worse!!!

Basically almost every time i come to start my car the engine and glow plug light won't come on when i turn the ignition on and if i try to start it, it just won't start.
I have to keep turning the ignition on and off unit the engine and glow plug light comes on and then it will start.

I have scanned it with VCDS and every controller has a fault saying no communication from engine controller, i have checked all the fused and all the replays but nothing

I have come to the conclusion its a ECU fault I'm just wondering if anyone has had the same happen to them or know anything that could help me out?

Any hep would be great

Adam  :smiley:
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Washout on March 08, 2015, 12:27:32 am
Not much help I know but how old is the battery. I'd eliminate the easier suspects first. And don't worry everything can be fixed.  :happy2:
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Timepillow on March 08, 2015, 10:19:29 am
Quote from: Washout on March 08, 2015, 12:27:32 am
Not much help I know but how old is the battery. I'd eliminate the easier suspects first. And don't worry everything can be fixed.  :happy2:
The battery is fine I have tested it a week or two ago.
I know it can be fix...just need an idea what it is I'm fixing haha
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Andy on March 08, 2015, 10:24:54 am
If it is the ecu you can sent them away to get repaired
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Timepillow on March 08, 2015, 10:28:16 am
Quote from: maxitrol on March 08, 2015, 10:24:54 am
If it is the ecu you can sent them away to get repaired
I know iv seen a company who repairs them for £250 only problem is I use my car ever day so don't want to send it away and it's not even the ecu! :/
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Andy on March 08, 2015, 10:36:31 am
Yeah its a catch 22 situation,Mine had the same problem 2weeks after I bought it so they recovered back to vw and told me it was the ecu because my amps had blown the ecu and I will have to pay for it.Told them it is not the amps doing it,Got a phone call saying it was fixed and the problem was some fuses in the wrong place..Which I can't understand as it had been running fine and has since
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Timepillow on March 08, 2015, 11:56:50 am
Quote from: maxitrol on March 08, 2015, 10:36:31 am
Yeah its a catch 22 situation,Mine had the same problem 2weeks after I bought it so they recovered back to vw and told me it was the ecu because my amps had blown the ecu and I will have to pay for it.Told them it is not the amps doing it,Got a phone call saying it was fixed and the problem was some fuses in the wrong place..Which I can't understand as it had been running fine and has since
Oh right that is little strange?! I wonder what they really did! Might have to have a quick look at EVERY fuse and make sure its in the right place then!  :indifferent:
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Andy on March 08, 2015, 12:13:42 pm
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Think they just wanted me to buy a new ecu at the cost of £2k
 :stupid:
Title: Re: ECU Failure HELP!
Post by: Timepillow on March 11, 2015, 03:24:31 pm
Anyone have any ideas?  :popcornsoda: