Fault 617752 - Selector Lever Park Position Lock Switch

[haku]

Hello everybody. I am constantly getting the following code with flashes of warning signs being displayed on my dash. Brought it into VW service centre, they acknowledge that the code is stored in the car, but say that they wont fix it under warranty unless the warning sign stays on.

I did a google search on this and came up with a few search results. Was wondering if anyone here has experience this?

1 Fault Found:
Address 16: Steering wheel (J527)       Labels:| 5Q0-953-549.clb
   Part No SW: 5Q0 953 507 DD    HW: 5Q0 953 549 C
   Component: Lenks. Modul  002 0110  
   Revision: --------    Serial number: 07021504221688
   Coding: 0C10
   Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200
   ASAM Dataset: EV_SMLSKLOMQB 017001
   ROD: EV_SMLSKLOMQB_009_VW37.rod
   VCID: 7BF528A8F202109EDF-802E


1 Fault Found:
617752 - Selector Lever Park Position Lock Switch 
          B1162 29 [024] - Signal Implausible
          Intermittent - Confirmed - Not Tested Since Memory Clear
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 00000001
                    Fault Priority: 2
                    Fault Frequency: 3
                    Reset counter: 160
                    Mileage: 29359 km
                    Date: 2017.10.25
                    Time: 11:28:01


                    Operating time: 59302 min
                    Supply voltage: Terminal 30: 14.3 V
                    Vehicle speed: 19 km/h
                    Voltage at switch: 4.98 V
                    Terminal 15 status: active
                    System status: 30

[DV52]

haku: Hi. Yes, I've seen this intermittent error on many Golf mk7s. It's a DTC that is particularly stubborn and I've not been able to fix it permanently (I'm aware of a forum colleague that has even pulled-apart the lever switch and cleaned it - but the error still re-appears).

My hypothesis (and it's just that - a guess), is that it's probably due to driver behavior. I've noticed on my car that the DTC tends to appear if I turn-off the ignition key before moving the gear lever to the park position. Doesn't happen all the time, but it's more likely to happen under this condition - just an observation.

Don

[haku]

haku: Hi. Yes, I've seen this intermittent error on many Golf mk7s. It's a DTC that is particularly stubborn and I've not been able to fix it permanently (I'm aware of a forum colleague that has even pulled-apart the lever switch and cleaned it - but the error still re-appears).

My hypothesis (and it's just that - a guess), is that it's probably due to driver behavior. I've noticed on my car that the DTC tends to appear if I turn-off the ignition key before moving the gear lever to the park position. Doesn't happen all the time, but it's more likely to happen under this condition - just an observation.

Don

Hi Don. Thanks for the reply. I have been told by VW that this happens when the driver shift through the levers quickly thus the car did not detect the right sequence. However, this error came about 3 times in the last two days and I did not move the gear lever at all. It seems like a sporadic error.

The car is still under warranty. But VW said it is not covered as they require the warning to stay on. I initially let that go and could deal with the minor annoyance as it generally happens at low speed. However, the last two times, the error came up suddenly while I was driving on the freeway! Surely this is not safe?

I am quite curious that if a lot of people are facing this issue has anyone went back to VW to get this fixed? Sounds like its a pretty common problem.

P/S: A did a search on the forum for this error code. But nothing came up. Sorry if I have opened a new thread for a topic which may have been covered else where.

[mythik]

I've seen this error time and time again. The only way to resolve it is to replace the shifter mechanism. Keep at the dealer about it.