We are a Swedish couple traveling through Europe in our 2007 VW T5 car and started experiencing some problems. We are in Lisbon and we need to find an electrician / mechanic to help us. Can anyone recommend a good place? I do not know if a generic auto electrician or a VW mechanic would be the best? If they can speak english that would help a lot.
First, the starter was hung up and was stuck behind the wheel while driving a little. The solenoid gets constant voltage from the fuse point in the motor housing fuse box. I've outlined this with a relay and it works. After a while this solution also started to fail, now the starter solenoid cable and the fuse box do not conduct electricity anymore. I passed this again and now send current to the solenoid, it works.
There were some other problems as well which I believe are side effects of the original problem. Some are intermittent and some are constant.
Our current issues:
• The logic of the starter does not work, I have to give the solenoid directly.
• The right front headlight does not work. Highbeam works, not normal light. He does not receive any tension. The headlight fuse has voltage.
• Left-hand direction indicators are not working. First it lights once and then nothing, the relay ticks fast.
• The parking brake warning light comes on and the warning signal sounds when in motion. Check the handbrake sensor and the fluid level, both looks okay.
• The fuel gauge seems a bit off. Showing more than what's actually in the tank.
Intermittent things we've seen since the starter failure:
• Random turn signal problems. Blinking to one side blinked both sides. The turn signal is constantly lit with the headlight (not blinking). The left-hand turn signal is always on, even when the ignition is off - normally driven by the central locking or by turning on the interior lights.
• The ignition does not switch off the engine. Even with the key out.
• The lights do not turn off, regardless of the headlight switch or the ignition key.
• Control panel and fan would connect at random, perhaps ignition.
I'm guessing there's at least one problem with the ignition switch and maybe also a short somewhere in the cable harness. I need the handbrake warning, the headlight and the turn signal. For the starter I can manage with the workaround.
First, the starter was hung up and was stuck behind the wheel while driving a little. The solenoid gets constant voltage from the fuse point in the motor housing fuse box. I've outlined this with a relay and it works. After a while this solution also started to fail, now the starter solenoid cable and the fuse box do not conduct electricity anymore. I passed this again and now send current to the solenoid, it works.
There were some other problems as well which I believe are side effects of the original problem. Some are intermittent and some are constant.
Our current issues:
• The logic of the starter does not work, I have to give the solenoid directly.
• The right front headlight does not work. Highbeam works, not normal light. He does not receive any tension. The headlight fuse has voltage.
• Left-hand direction indicators are not working. First it lights once and then nothing, the relay ticks fast.
• The parking brake warning light comes on and the warning signal sounds when in motion. Check the handbrake sensor and the fluid level, both looks okay.
• The fuel gauge seems a bit off. Showing more than what's actually in the tank.
Intermittent things we've seen since the starter failure:
• Random turn signal problems. Blinking to one side blinked both sides. The turn signal is constantly lit with the headlight (not blinking). The left-hand turn signal is always on, even when the ignition is off - normally driven by the central locking or by turning on the interior lights.
• The ignition does not switch off the engine. Even with the key out.
• The lights do not turn off, regardless of the headlight switch or the ignition key.
• Control panel and fan would connect at random, perhaps ignition.
I'm guessing there's at least one problem with the ignition switch and maybe also a short somewhere in the cable harness. I need the handbrake warning, the headlight and the turn signal. For the starter I can manage with the workaround.
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