https://club8090.co.uk/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Plurker 2026-05-23T13:09:05Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://club8090.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Talk:VW_Electrics_bad_earths&diff=6447 2008-06-11T19:11:39Z

<p>Plurker: </p> <hr /> <div>Having had a recent problem I thought I'd add this.<br /> <br /> 1.9 DG auto.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, and for no reason she lost the following:<br /> <br /> 1) Heater blower fan controls<br /> 2) Wipers<br /> 3) Main beam lights<br /> <br /> Sidelights still worked, as did full beam (ie flashing people)<br /> <br /> The wipers and heater blower only worked if the headlamp rocker switch was at position 2 (ie main beam) and the indicator lever was pulled to activate full beam, but all stopped working when lever was released.<br /> <br /> All the Wiki info here (and Haynes) pointed to it being due to bad earths, so I stripped and cleaned all earth points, checked all fuses etc. Having done all this there was no fix to the fault so I gave up and took to VW garage.<br /> They diagnosed the problem as a faulty ignition switch. Replacement of ignition switch (a £8 part from JK) and a 90 minute job stripping the steering column to access and replace the switch fixed the problem. <br /> <br /> Probably worth trying this if cleaning earths doesn't cure fault.</div>

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