Mk5 Golf/Jetta Problem Registry

[OvaltoJetta]

Yup....almost 3 months and still having starting issues in the morning.

Car fires up all the time, but occassionally the car will stall. Another 2 to 3 cranks will usually get the car started. Note this only happens when the car has been idle for an extended period.

I had a similar problem ..... now it has never done it since I keep my foot completedly off the 'go pedal" when starting.

[acdcfan]

Just recently I developed a rattle around head light switch and this one is noise as. It is not there all the time, it appears only when i hit a pot hole or those fluorescent light in the middle of the road.....
When I start engine in the morning, press a clutch pedal and release it again(without engaging gears)I can hear something like a clonk sound .... I have had manuals before but they were all rear wheel drive so o didn't hear anything .... Should there be sound that can be heard?
I can only hear it when car is parked at my driveway and noise is bouncing off the wall
Do you or can you hear anything of this sort?

[nav]

Just recently I developed a rattle around head light switch and this one is noise as. It is not there all the time, it appears only when i hit a pot hole or those fluorescent light in the middle of the road.....

Funny story but a mate of mine thought he had found a rattle inside the driver side door panel of his brand spankers GTI. It ended up being the VW key ring hitting the plastic dash when he hit one of the many thousands (millions?!) of pot holes in Sydney. It couldn't be something like that could it acdcfan? I know it sounds silly and your probably right but its worth checking I guess

[GermanwithaVdub]

Just recently I developed a rattle around head light switch and this one is noise as.

takes 2 seconds to pull the switch out and half a quick look: turn switch to off position, push switch in, turn one click to the right and its out

[Langers]

Well
I went there. After about 2 hours of waiting for my car, customer service guy comes back and says to me that they couldn't code my module properly ( apparently windows wouldn't work) and my remote control... they put old one back in and said IT HAS TO BE ORDERED FROM GERMANY. Another two weeks away waiting for replacement. It is a bit rude that they do not keep much of spear parts on the shelf. Is the company run by accountants?

At least got my self a bonnet protector for $90.00 and waiting for floor mats to come in because my have oval shape locking point while some new ones have round one.

This year VW has changed its part stocking policy. Unless the part is involved in a recall, used for general maintenance, or is an essential part to repair a car after a crash, it will have to be ordered in. No more stocking parts just for the sake of it.

[VW Convert]

This year VW has changed its part stocking policy. Unless the part is involved in a recall, used for general maintenance, or is an essential part to repair a car after a crash, it will have to be ordered in. No more stocking parts just for the sake of it.

Nothing unusual about that, carrying slow moving parts costs a lot of money and creates a risk in obsolescence. The difficulty for any spare parts operation is giving shareholders a reasonable return on investment at the same time as providing a decent service to customers. It's mission impossible for them.

Cheers

George

[jettatfsi]

HAHA George.
Somehow i think you know i agree with that....

Nothing unusual about that, carrying slow moving parts costs a lot of money and creates a risk in obsolescence. The difficulty for any spare parts operation is giving shareholders a reasonable return on investment at the same time as providing a decent service to customers. It's mission impossible for them.

Cheers

George

[VW Convert]

Nothing unusual about that, carrying slow moving parts costs a lot of money and creates a risk in obsolescence. The difficulty for any spare parts operation is giving shareholders a reasonable return on investment at the same time as providing a decent service to customers. It's mission impossible for them.

HAHA George.
Somehow i think you know i agree with that....

Hi Tim,

Not surprised to hear you are in agreement! LOL

(For those not in the know, I'm in inventory management in the parts business and Tim is an auditor who used come and grill me often about our processes and performance or lack thereof!)

Cheers

George

[acdcfan]

Funny thing happened today
My car was parked today outside my work, at the full sun....
Nice day at around 33C. When I was leaving work today, my automatic wipers were engaging like it was a light drizzle outside.... on and off then pause on and off...
I think that sensor was getting hot and that there was a bit of condensation on inside of it....
What do you ppl think?

[GermanwithaVdub]

Funny thing happened today
My car was parked today outside my work, at the full sun....
Nice day at around 33C. When I was leaving work today, my automatic wipers were engaging like it was a light drizzle outside.... on and off then pause on and off...
I think that sensor was getting hot and that there was a bit of condensation on inside of it....
What do you ppl think?

happens sometimes to me... dirty windscreen perhaps