Passat B6 125TDi - Every single warning light on, engine will not start

[Lindsay]

This morning I went to go start the car to go to work and..... nothing. It might fire for a second, but it won't stay running. Every warning light is either on or flashing. I ran a scan with VCDS and it came up with this...

Chassis Type: 3C0
Scan: 01 02 03 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 25 2E 37 42 44 46 52 53 56 62
72 76

VIN: WVWZZZ3CZ8P073819 Mileage: 123580km/76789miles

01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 1110
02-Auto Trans -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
03-ABS Brakes -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
04-Steering Angle -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
08-Auto HVAC -- Status: Malfunction 0010
09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: Malfunction 0010
10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: Malfunction 1110
15-Airbags -- Status: Malfunction 1110
16-Steering wheel -- Status: Malfunction 0010
17-Instruments -- Status: Malfunction 0010
19-CAN Gateway -- Status: Malfunction 0010
25-Immobilizer -- Status: Malfunction 0010
2E-Media Player 3 -- Status: Malfunction 0010
37-Navigation -- Status: OK 0000
42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000
44-Steering Assist -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000
52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000
53-Parking Brake -- Status: Malfunction 1110
56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000
62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000
72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000
76-Park Assist -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100

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01312 - Powertrain Data Bus
014 - Defective
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101110
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 55
Reset counter: 73
Mileage: 123582 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.03.02
Time: 17:03:27



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Looking at that I'd say I have a defective powerstrain data bus... whatever that is. If anyone has any help or advice it would be much appreciated. It is due for a service so I will book it in and see what they can make of it, but that will probably have to be a couple of weeks away

---------- Post added at 05:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------

Oops meant to say powertrain - not powerstrain

[h100vw]

I'd be looking at the battery connections and the terminals by the battery. So many faults can only come from one failure.
Gavin

This morning I went to go start the car to go to work and..... nothing. It might fire for a second, but it won't stay running. Every warning light is either on or flashing. I ran a scan with VCDS and it came up with this...

Chassis Type: 3C0
Scan: 01 02 03 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 25 2E 37 42 44 46 52 53 56 62
72 76

VIN: WVWZZZ3CZ8P073819 Mileage: 123580km/76789miles

01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 1110
02-Auto Trans -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
03-ABS Brakes -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
04-Steering Angle -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
08-Auto HVAC -- Status: Malfunction 0010
09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: Malfunction 0010
10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: Malfunction 1110
15-Airbags -- Status: Malfunction 1110
16-Steering wheel -- Status: Malfunction 0010
17-Instruments -- Status: Malfunction 0010
19-CAN Gateway -- Status: Malfunction 0010
25-Immobilizer -- Status: Malfunction 0010
2E-Media Player 3 -- Status: Malfunction 0010
37-Navigation -- Status: OK 0000
42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000
44-Steering Assist -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000
52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000
53-Parking Brake -- Status: Malfunction 1110
56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000
62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000
72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000
76-Park Assist -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100

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01312 - Powertrain Data Bus
014 - Defective
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01101110
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 55
Reset counter: 73
Mileage: 123582 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2012.03.02
Time: 17:03:27



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Looking at that I'd say I have a defective powerstrain data bus... whatever that is. If anyone has any help or advice it would be much appreciated. It is due for a service so I will book it in and see what they can make of it, but that will probably have to be a couple of weeks away

---------- Post added at 05:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:49 PM ----------

Oops meant to say powertrain - not powerstrain

[Lindsay]

Well bugger me dead, I just went to try turning it over again and it fired up instantly. As if nothing ever happened!!! I love this car but I don't know how much more of this weirdness I can handle...

[clip]

It's not wierd. My suggestion is battery connection - just as it was 20 years ago when the dash lights would come on but wouldn't start.

[Lindsay]

Well bit of an update, I had the battery replaced a couple of weeks ago. It didn't fix my problem so I booked it in for a service and explained what was going on. In the end it had to be towed to the dealership (the tow truck driver and I are now on a first name basis) and they kept it for a week trying to find the problem. Decided it was the immobiliser so they recoded it and all the keys. Rang me today to say it was ready to pick up and that it was all fixed, but I got half way home and it started again!!! This time I took a video to show them when I take the car back in the morning...

And it does that over and over again...