RCD 310 randomly switches off

[craig_the_german]

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I posted as the Golf has been faultless.
Just the other week, the RCD310 unit seems to randomly switch off. Turn it on, plays for seconds or could be half an hour, then just switches off.
Often if I wait 30 seconds or so it will switch back on by itself sometimes not.
It is getting more frequent and just not sure where to start looking ie the unit or perhaps a flaky fuse or something.
Has anyone else had a similar issue?
Thanks in advance

[vdubmotorworx]

99% the unit itself internally. Can pick them up for $50. Might be worth just changing it for $50. ...PM me if you want one....VDUB...

[craig_the_german]

Do they need recoding and how difficult are they to change?

[Lucas_R]

I had a very similar scenario with our MK6 GTI when we got it earlier this year. It had the RCD510 and it would turn itself off and then back on randomly.

I did a scan of the car and it came back with several errors pointing to a faulty ignition switch. It was only a $50 part but man what a pain in the butt to swap over (remove airbag and steering wheel, remove steering column plastic trim, remove ignition switch (massive pain in the backside), fit the new switch and then re-install all the steering wheel components).

Fixed the issue for me.

[craig_the_german]

Ignition switch....that sounds just super

Think I might put up with it until it really bugs me then get the car scanned and see what it pulls up.

[Lucas_R]

Well VDUB who posted above seems to think that it could be the RCD310 unit in your case - for $50 its worth a try don't you think.

Or you could take the opportunity to upgrade to a RCD510 for around $250-300.

[vdubmotorworx]

Yes...ive seen quite a few ignition switch failures but for some reason only on gti and eos....on a eos it faults the radio but also drops the windows slightly. I can scan it for codes if you want...if no codes are logged then yes radio but as above you might have ignition issues....if the ignition switch is faulty it always logs a code.....VDUB....

[Umai Naa!!]

+1 for the ignition switch.

Not too dear, but a bitch to replace.

[craig_the_german]

Thanks for the replies. If it was the ignition switch, could it effect anything else? The radio is a nuisance but I wouldn't want it to switch the ignition off while driving on the M1.

[Umai Naa!!]

Nah, it doesn't affect the operation of the car, just a few accessories drop out.

[vdubmotorworx]

Easiest way to change it is just to break it up into bits......trying to use the 2 "release tabs" never works .......

[Umai Naa!!]

Pretty much!

[Jmac]

Seen field reg in alternator lately dropping out AC and radio, dropping window memories etc, increased idle etc. Had to drive around for a while with multimeter with cable reel hooked and till it played up. When this happened the dash was flickering too. Just saying so you have something else to look at, oh and no codes either , been to dealer heaps of times
Cheers
Jmac