knowncolor
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Hello GolfMkV forums,
My ‘08 Golf GTI has developed several strange electronics gremlins over the past year or so - I’d appreciate if anyone knows whether they might be related or how I should approach fixing them. My fear is that a garage might just guess or replace many parts.
Car has 72k miles, always serviced at VW specialist garages every year and pretty much to schedule. I did let it run low on oil once (to just below the min line), and there is an intermittent (off for months, on for weeks) engine warning light which we found to be to do with where the exhaust pressure feeds back into the engine (forgive my lack of technical terms!)
Gremlins in order of appearance:
A strange set of problems - I look forward to any advice and can give any more info if requested!
Thank you!
My ‘08 Golf GTI has developed several strange electronics gremlins over the past year or so - I’d appreciate if anyone knows whether they might be related or how I should approach fixing them. My fear is that a garage might just guess or replace many parts.
Car has 72k miles, always serviced at VW specialist garages every year and pretty much to schedule. I did let it run low on oil once (to just below the min line), and there is an intermittent (off for months, on for weeks) engine warning light which we found to be to do with where the exhaust pressure feeds back into the engine (forgive my lack of technical terms!)
Gremlins in order of appearance:
- Slightly longer engine ignition time (but normal start once it goes)
- Remote central locking takes many presses to work (especially boot)
- Electric wing mirrors don’t respect L/R selector, often both adjust regardless of setting, but also sometimes work correctly
- Front wiper speed changes itself, does not respect speed or interval setting although changing the speed often changes the wiper speed (just not correctly) and sometimes on intermittent mode the wiper action goes at max speed
- Electronic window controls sometimes play up, first noticed when pressing both fully down that only passenger side auto opens fully, but sometimes driver side window does not respond at all until engine turned off and back on
- Rear window heater turns itself off after a few minutes sometimes
- Remote locking stopped working, opening door with key sometimes sets off alarm until key turned in ignition, central locking from door button works fine
- Dipped headlight bulb blown (could just be wear and tear as works fine after replacement bulb)
A strange set of problems - I look forward to any advice and can give any more info if requested!
Thank you!