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I've had a long and interesting electrical issues history with this car.. Please forgive wall of text
My car started having issues with the dashboard and randomly not starting. I went to start my car one morning and nothing happened. No starter motor sound or anything. I figured, okay, dead battery, and went away.
Came back a few days later, and, out of habit, hit the unlock button my car remote. car unlocked. I thought 'wow, thats weird'. went to start the car and it started
Also, a few times while driving, all electrical systems in my car seemed to intermittently drop out. My dashboard lights would all die, speedo would go from 100km/h to 0, interior lights would turn off, the whole shebang.
Took the car to the local mechanics (Kmart Tyre and Auto). They confirmed that my battery was in tip top shape, and suggested i might have a loose earth somewhere. THey went through my car and checked/tightened them all up, but couldnt see any that could be an issue.
For the past few weeks, i havent had anymore dash dropouts, but ive noticed that my headlights seem to dim (almost to the point of turning off) intermittently while driving at night (in bush roads with no streetlights).
Does anyone have any experience with issues similar to these, or know what it could be? Im considering selling teh car before the issues get worse (really dont want to, i love my golf...)
Thanks
Dan
My car started having issues with the dashboard and randomly not starting. I went to start my car one morning and nothing happened. No starter motor sound or anything. I figured, okay, dead battery, and went away.
Came back a few days later, and, out of habit, hit the unlock button my car remote. car unlocked. I thought 'wow, thats weird'. went to start the car and it started
Also, a few times while driving, all electrical systems in my car seemed to intermittently drop out. My dashboard lights would all die, speedo would go from 100km/h to 0, interior lights would turn off, the whole shebang.
Took the car to the local mechanics (Kmart Tyre and Auto). They confirmed that my battery was in tip top shape, and suggested i might have a loose earth somewhere. THey went through my car and checked/tightened them all up, but couldnt see any that could be an issue.
For the past few weeks, i havent had anymore dash dropouts, but ive noticed that my headlights seem to dim (almost to the point of turning off) intermittently while driving at night (in bush roads with no streetlights).
Does anyone have any experience with issues similar to these, or know what it could be? Im considering selling teh car before the issues get worse (really dont want to, i love my golf...)
Thanks
Dan
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