jammoboss
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Bought myself a 05 plate golf mk5 se tdi and have had nothing but problems.
Don't laugh but here is what’s happened
1. The bonnet release cable (ball part) snapped so had to remove front bumper & grill to unlock the bonnet, then buy the parts and had more trouble trying to find a good way of feeding it through to the inside. SORTED
2. Did not notice but a bracket was missing behind the headlight meaning the light wobbling meaning a mot failure. WAITING FOR PART.
3. The Heater motor went so no air for the inside, with the change in wet weather I cant see, cloth at the ready lol, after buying a Haynes manual I decided to buy one second hand of ebay £32 + £6 delivery (£140 @ VW), got it last week, decided to take it to a garage instead as it is located behind the glove box and didn’t want to try it. Garage owner who is a friend of my dads did not charge but I came back to hear that the fan is not working properly and only goes on setting 4 and makes allot of noise.
I took the car back home and decided to remove the panels myself and take a look at it only to find some of the blades snapped of, obviously he never put it in right arghhhhh. I got another one of ebay coming soon, I will do it myself this time.
4 Driving on the motorway and my cruise control wasn’t coming on, all of a sudden my esp light came on (car with 2 zigzag lines) and the esp off switch lit up, after trying several things I read online (stay a 6mph full lock to left then right might reset) no luck. It could be a few things, faulty sensor (a few to pick), corrosion in the plug for the haldex control unit, I can’t remember where I read but it could need a new unit costing £1500 from vw.
I haven’t got vag com so I will have to take it to be diagnosed I guess?
ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Front Left and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Front Right and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Rear Left and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Rear Right and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Control Module and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Steering Angle Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Lateral Acceleration Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Longitudinal Acceleration Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Brake Pressure Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Brake Light Switch and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Engine Fault Code which causes ABS misbehavior
Any help would be grateful.
Don't laugh but here is what’s happened
1. The bonnet release cable (ball part) snapped so had to remove front bumper & grill to unlock the bonnet, then buy the parts and had more trouble trying to find a good way of feeding it through to the inside. SORTED
2. Did not notice but a bracket was missing behind the headlight meaning the light wobbling meaning a mot failure. WAITING FOR PART.
3. The Heater motor went so no air for the inside, with the change in wet weather I cant see, cloth at the ready lol, after buying a Haynes manual I decided to buy one second hand of ebay £32 + £6 delivery (£140 @ VW), got it last week, decided to take it to a garage instead as it is located behind the glove box and didn’t want to try it. Garage owner who is a friend of my dads did not charge but I came back to hear that the fan is not working properly and only goes on setting 4 and makes allot of noise.
I took the car back home and decided to remove the panels myself and take a look at it only to find some of the blades snapped of, obviously he never put it in right arghhhhh. I got another one of ebay coming soon, I will do it myself this time.
4 Driving on the motorway and my cruise control wasn’t coming on, all of a sudden my esp light came on (car with 2 zigzag lines) and the esp off switch lit up, after trying several things I read online (stay a 6mph full lock to left then right might reset) no luck. It could be a few things, faulty sensor (a few to pick), corrosion in the plug for the haldex control unit, I can’t remember where I read but it could need a new unit costing £1500 from vw.
I haven’t got vag com so I will have to take it to be diagnosed I guess?
ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Front Left and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Front Right and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Rear Left and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Rear Right and/or Sensor Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- ABS Control Module and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Steering Angle Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Lateral Acceleration Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Longitudinal Acceleration Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Brake Pressure Sensor and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Brake Light Switch and/or Wiring/Connector(s) faulty
- Engine Fault Code which causes ABS misbehavior
Any help would be grateful.