Volkswagen Electrical System Wiring Interior/under Dash
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Volkswagen Electrical System Wiring Interior/under Dash Reports
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| VOLKSWAGEN FOX 1990 | Driving The Vehicle Saw Under the dash smoke, apparent electrical short, wiring caught on fire, vehicle complete burned. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2000 | When Jump Starting Or Replacing battery vehicle would run approximately three miles or less before it stalls compeletly out. vehicle had to be towed |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1996 | Electrical Systems Failed And Caused alarm to go off, power windows not to open or close. took to mechanic, |
| VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON 1985 | Vehicle Experienced A Fire From under dash next to fuse box. *ak the consumer believes the electrical fire must have unknown |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1999 | Vehicle Caught Fire On Inside of ignition switch box. there was a bad connection in the ignition switch. fire meleted |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Instrument Panel Has Been Out for a while. light has been on/off onboard diagnostic indicator. towed to dealer, |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1998 | Vehicle Experienced An Under The dash fire while traveling at 25 mph. consumer extinguished the fire before local fire deparment arrived. |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Instrument Panel Cluster Was Not operating properly. dealer has consumer's car because of the instrument panel failure. parts are on back order |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1995 | The Main And Secondary Control modules blew out while getting a jump. dealer has repaired vehicle. manufacturer has been |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1994 | Vehicle Parked Overnight. Went to start vehicle and it failed to start. had vehicle towed to dealer. was informed dashboard |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1994 | While Vehicle Was Parked Over night an electrical short occurred in the dash area, causing the vehicle to lose all power, cause unknown. |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | While Driving The Vehicle Caught on fire under the dash area, cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | While The Vehicle Was In park with the motor running a malfunction occurred within the instrument cluster, causing the speed or fuel not |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Engine Check Light Keep Coming on, and now the gauges on the dashboard don't work, including the speed gauge/gas gauge, and all |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | The Light That Illuminates The speedometer on the instrument panel is inoperable due to a malfunction within the instrument panel cluster. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | Consumer Has Been Experiencing Problems with the dashboard electrical system. while driving lights blew out, followed by smoke. |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | Received Recall Notice In The mail (#98v160000) (mfg. recall #uc) & notified dealer. was informed that parts were not available. called manufacturer |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | While Driving Towards Home Noticed smoke coming from dashboard. the wires started sparkling & then flames appeared. vehicle filled with smoke. fire |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1988 | An Electrical Short In The dash, caused the dash to catch on fire while vehicle was parked.*ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | The Dashboard And Electrical Wires have burnt. consumer states' none of the gauges are working and brakes are not working properly. please |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1999 | Vehicle Has Been Runniing, it forces antifreeze down wiring harness, and shorts out computer that controls transmission. vehicle will start |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | While Driving Wiring Harness Under dash caught on fire. cause unknown. dealer contacted. *ak consumer states that the dealer determined that both |
| VOLKSWAGEN VOLKSWAGEN 2000 | Brake Assembly Switch Was Faulty which does not allow the automatic transmission to be switched out of park. cost to repair approximately $150. |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1999 | Dur To A Short In the wiring electrical wiring was burnt from a & b pillars to the dash, numerous electrical problems., |
| VOLKSWAGEN VOLKSWAGEN 2001 | No Summary Listed For Above vehicle. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 1999 | 99 Vw Cabrio Caught Fire next to the firewall. vw will not investigate the cause of the fire due to the expense. this |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | The Daytime And Normal Headlights don't work when engine is started. this problem is intermittent. sometimes i would shut off the |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 | 1) While Driving, Door ajar light suddenly came on for no reason. no doors were ajar. after parking, the |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1999 | No Summary Listed For Above vehicle. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1993 | No Summary Listed For Above vehicle. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 2000 | On 12/27/01 While Driving My 2000 vw beetle to work all the dashboard lights started to flash and make a clicking sound. i |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1994 | Blower Switch Gets Extremely Hot when air conditioning is running. actually began to smoke from the dash and melted the switch bezel. |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 1998 | No Summary Listed For Above vehicle. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1998 | Bad Wiring, Alarm Goes off in the middle og the night, rear hatch light comes on and off, wiring is bad in |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 2000 | Engine Would Not Start, after several attempts it started but check engine & air bag light was on. check engine light went off |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Speedometer/tachometer And Fuel Gauges Went crazy. with engine off speedometer reads 80 mph and tachometer reads 4000 rpm. this occurred after a cold |
| VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET 1992 | Component 1: While Driving At night, headlight switch shorted out. caused excessive smoke, then fire broke out under the dash. |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1998 | Multiple Problems With Car Since purchase. |
| VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1993 | After Repairs On Heater Core recall.now the vehicle experiencing intermitent electrical function in dash .*ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1993 | After Heater Core Failure Repairs vehicle experienced intermitent electrical function . checked to find coolant damage and advised not to drive |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2000 | The Red Lighting For The climate control knobs intermittently fail |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | First Noticed When A/c Failed to emit cool air. driving in hot weather, heavy traffic; then traffic starts moving, smelled |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | While Driving In A Parking lot the instrument panel failed to function properly: digital displays flashed on and off speedometer and tachometer gauges moving clockwise |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1995 | Unable To Repair Instrument Cluster (speedometer) due to parts shortage from volkswagen. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | The Dashboard Lights Seemed To short out. now they come on sometimes if it is cold, but go off once the car |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | All Windows But Front Driver's side fail to operate. they did work when purchased and then failed one by one. |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 | I Have Had Numerous Problems with the various electrical components in my vw passta. i have had the radio pick the turn signal |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1996 | Extented Warentee Not Accepted,had to pay parts and labor. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1996 | Driving For 1/4 Mile At about 20 mph - strong burning smell and smoke from under dash board - pulled over - turned car off |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Gauge Cluster And Hvac Control unit both failed at startup. dealer was unable to diagnose cause of failures. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 1999 | Instrument Cluster Failure. *yc |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Instrument Cluster Wiring Harness Failed. |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 | Consumer States Instrument Panel Was going out or not coming on while driving at night. bulb needs to be replaced. |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1994 | The Electrical Wiring In The dash failed resulting in vehicle fire. (ohio traffic crash report) *mjs |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1996 | Electical Cluster For Instrument Panel failed. yh |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1999 | Electrical Harness Behind The Dashboard failed resulting in vehicle fire. *mjs |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1996 | Problem Idle Surging, Sever diagnosis to solve the problem, bad chip in ecm computer, update chip, wiring problem-cut wires ing the |
| VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO 1993 | Main Power Distribution Module Failure. |
| VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON 1991 | Vehicle Fire, Originating Under the dash. vehicle was totaled. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 1993 | Control Panel Failed. |
| VOLKSWAGEN GTI 1995 | Instrument Panel Cluster Module Failed. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2001 | I Have Had My 2001 vw passat for 7 years now and have had it in the shop multiple issues including warped rotors (front and |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2001 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2001 volkswagen jetta. the contact noticed smoke rising from the dashboard. the vehicle was taken to the |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1999 | Failure Of Dashboard (airconditioning) Controls caused car to catch on fire. car was completely destroyed. failure to address this defect could |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 2007 | Tl*the Contact Owns A 2007 volkswagen beetle. the contact stated that the vehicle had an electrical system failure on the driver's |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2006 | Tl*- The Contact Stated After driving the 2006 volkswagen and attempting to exit the vehicle she noticed that both the foot lights and the interior |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2004 | Owner Was Driving Volkswagen For approximately 20 minutes and smelled a burning rubber odor. he started to notice whisks of smoke coming up from |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 | Owner Was Driving Vehicle For approximately 5 minutes, parked it, and then noticed smoke coming from the heater and also noticed the hood |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2004 | Glow Plug Light Began To flash while driving, researched this problem on the internet and found that there have been recalls for previous model |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2001 | Dt*: The Contact Stated That while the vehicle was parked the dashboard caught on fire setting off and freezing the alarm. the fire |
| VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2003 | I Have Taken My '03 gti vr6 to the dealer 3 times for the same complaint. when it is raining, there is |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002 | Numerous Spontaneous Electrical Failures Within 24 hours. a week ago today) the gas gauge on my 2002 passat w8 went dead, both the |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 | The Car Has A Tilt/telescope steering column, after adjusting the column the turn signals quit working. could not restart the car after |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2003 | Numerous Times That The Engine light has come on my 2003 jetta. first visit was 9/12/02. the others were: 2/21/03, |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1997 | While En-route Between Dexter, michigan and grand rapids, michigan, cabin began to smell of smoke. shortly thereafter, the cigarette |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2003 | Dt: The Contact Owns A 2003 volkswagen jetty. the contact stated s dashboard control system caught on fire. last |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2004 | Dt: The Caller had the vehicle's electrical system replaced 5 times. the windows/the alarm system/the lights/the gauges, and the |
| VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2004 | The Radio In The 2004 vw touraegg is extremely dangerous due to its design which requires the driver to take their eyes off the road |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1998 | Abs And Brake Light intermittently light up and sound an emergency. i've taken the car to two garages, and neither place can |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2004 | Digital Odometer "goes Out" And the characters change while the car is sitting or while starting. i don't know if this is bad |
| VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2002 | Turn Signal/hazard Relay Activates Randomly. while driving down the road i can hear the turn signal relay clicking at a faster speed, |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 1998 | I Own A 1998 Volkswagen beetle. about a year ago the electrical system malfunctioned and i was locked in my car. |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2004 | While Driving 55 Mph Dashboard lights came on and the vehicle lost power. vehicle would not accelerate, and was nearly rear ended. |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2000 | While Driving Between 20-40 Mph, suddenly the ventilation panel became hot. when the driver attempted to turn the ventilation system on the knob |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002 | Numberous Problems With Vehicle. after bumping noise, engine revved, car lurched forward and accelerated to a rapid speed. *bf |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 1999 | Defective Or Incorrect Dashboard Instrument cluster and repeated failures of sensors and other miscellaneous electrical switches.*ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2003 | All Dashboard Lights Illuminated And then the car died within sixty seconds. we were able to re-start the car after sitting for 30 minutes, |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2000 | No Warning Lights Illuminated. periodically the braking pressure was released and a pedal pulse was felt while stopping. the dealer stated |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1997 | I Purchased A 1997 Volkswagen passat vr6 at checkered flag bmw in june 2004, and since have discovered that the electrical system is horrible. |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2003 | Problems With Engine Shut Down on 2003 volkswagen passat. *mr there was a problem with the odometer reading. |
| VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET 1992 | Light Switch Started Smoking And got very hot before i could turn off the car, about 5 seconds. dealer replaced light switch |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | 1995 Volkswagen Jetta Caught On fire while parked.*mr the fire started under the driver's side dash area. the car was totaled. |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2001 | Vehicle Died While Driving On 45 mph road. starter and engine turn, but would not run. advised dealer that this |
| VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2004 | Instrument Panel Light Failed. dealer stated there was too much resistance within the wiring harness. as a result, vehicle could |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2000 | Fan Switch Would Turn Off, then started smoking and caught fire, burning the entire dashboard in a matter of minutes. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2001 | I Bought The Car From a dealer and know from carfax report the car was recently off lease. i put 15 miles on it |
| VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2004 | To Whom It May Concern, i drive a 2004 vw touareg. i want to report a technical problem regarding the |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2000 | Defective Fuel Gauge And Temp. gauge causing to replace entire instrument cluster. *ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1999 | While Driving To Work, my headlights, dashlights, heater/defrost, all went out and my e-brake light came on. do to |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1995 | A Pedestrian Informed Consumer that vehicle was on fire. vehicle was pushed from under a car port onto the street, |
| VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN 2000 | Simultaneous Failure Of Insulation On many wires in driver's door wiring harness caused sparks, and electrical malfunction of power windows, power |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1996 | While Driving My Car, 1996 volkswagen jetta gls, from the store, i notice that the check engine light came on and |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2001 | After Vehicle Was Parked For a period of one hour driver tried to start it but vehicle would not start. also, smoke was |
| VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO 2001 | To Whom It May Concern: in march, 2003, my wife and i purchased a new 2000 volkswagen cabrio convertible. when |
| VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 2000 | Consumer Noticed Dashboard Lights Flashed while traveling. vehicle is now on second repair. dealer can't duplicate problem.*ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE 1999 | Consumer States That Instrument cluster failed. it does not register readings for the vehicle speed or rpms.*ak |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1999 | I Had Shut Off My car and when i went to turn it back on i had no lights, turn signals, dome light, |
| VOLKSWAGEN VOLKSWAGEN 1996 | Entire Instrument Panel (fuel, temp, speedometer, tachometer and odometer displays) failed during cold weather. multiple reports of the same problem can |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1994 | Wires Are Burned Out Inside dashboard panel, causing the vehicle to shutdown without prior warning. please furnish additional information. dealer is |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2001 | I Have Vw Passat, 2001. it has around 30 000 miles on it. the clutch has gone down on this |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 1997 | Bought Jetta Gls New 12/97. moldings fall off constantly. three of four power windows have failed, all needing regulators replaced. slow |
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