Re: Dead golf - immobiliser?

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:23:35 -0700, Pep <pepaltavista@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Weird problem just killed my golf. I have a 1.8GL Automatic Golf on a
"P" plate. It has been running okay with no problems yet all of a
sudden it will not attempt to start.

The symptoms are that when I turn the key in the ignition to the first
position, the dashboard lights up with the usual oil, etc lights
coming on and the needle on the petrol gauge starts to climb towards
the full position. When the needle gets half way up the scale, the
power to the dash cuts off. The power to the rest of the car is still
working except to the horn and the electric sunroof and possibly the
windows though I have not tried them.

This happens each time I try to start it. I have tried using a
different key, thinking the immobiliser chip has frie din the other
key but this has not made a difference.

Anyone got any ideas what the problem is?

TIA,
Pep.


i guess the ign. sw. too , maybe failures of these caused by HEAVY
key rings. :-/

.

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