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Volkswagen Beetle Electrical & Lighting Problems

144 messages,  Last post on Mar 03, 2013 at 5:26 PM

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#135 of 144 GREMLINS by harvestmoongrl

Apr 25, 2012 (11:25 am)

Hi yall...this is my first time here so here goes: Have an 03 Conv Beetle. 4 dys aft i bought her (newsed im the 2nd owner) she tried to stall at a lite. I was just taking off from the lite & it settled down. 2) few dys ltr died at stop lite but restarted right away 3) few dys ltr died in prkng spot at wrk & was dead..NO clock, odometer reading, no hazards, no radio reading NOTHING wouldnt evn click when I tried 2 start it. I left it a couple hrs and retried and BAM it came 2 life. The last time was at home, I left it an hr & it restarted. It seems like the connection is the radio being on. A high pitch whistle starts in the dash (like a stereo amp?) within seconds of it dying too. Ive left it off for about 2 wks & only had 1 quick ding ding warning but saw no warning lites & it quickly corrected itself. Its scarey how fast it quits & is TOTALLY dead. Has any1 else had this or can any1 offer any ideas?? Thanks .

#136 of 144 Retainer headlamp ring on 2003 VW Beetle by cassi2

Jul 29, 2012 (9:03 am)

Could anyone tell me the best way to remove a retainer ring that was broken by a dealer before I bought the car.

#137 of 144 Re: 1999 New Beetle 1.8T GLX [hwp2467] by anniexbelle

Aug 08, 2012 (9:34 pm)

Replying to: hwp2467 (Mar 18, 2012 10:08 am)
hello, i am having the same issue now, and a few months back with my 2005 beetle, i got stuck on the freeway too =( not fun. anyways my friend is a mechanic and thought it was my alternator also but turns out it was my main fuse a40, located in the fuse box above your battery, hope that helps!

#138 of 144 keep blowing fuse! by anniexbelle

Aug 08, 2012 (9:42 pm)

I have a 2.0L VW beetle with 108k, i keep blowing a #40 fuse (fuse box above battery) this is the 2nd time its happened within the year, before it happens the ABS & battery light flash, my stereo shuts off, i cannot accelerate and my engine sounds funny, anyways i dont know what it could be if i keep blowing the fuses....can anyone help??

#139 of 144 Re: Fan Switch Fire [lostbug] by han88

Aug 19, 2012 (9:53 am)

Replying to: lostbug (Aug 16, 2008 7:09 am)
This happened to my 2000 beetle yesterday. How much to fix it?

#140 of 144 Electrical Problem by fastvw3

Oct 06, 2012 (5:17 pm)

I have a 2000 Beetle it has no headlights, fog lights, wipers, heater motor, turn signals and horn. I checked fuses no bad fuses. Can somebody tell me were to look

#141 of 144 Re: Electrical Problem [fastvw3] by cchapoy

Feb 11, 2013 (6:17 pm)

Replying to: fastvw3 (Oct 06, 2012 5:17 pm)
Have you found anything new out about your car problem? i'm having a similar issue.

#142 of 144 Re: Electrical Problem [cchapoy] by 1roguecowboy

Feb 11, 2013 (6:58 pm)

Replying to: cchapoy (Feb 11, 2013 6:17 pm)
Nope, Still can not read the guages during the day unless the headlight swtich is turned ON. I also can not play the radio unless the SAFETY RUNNING LIGHTS and most interior lights on. The is NO ACC positition on the ignition Switch. I gave up on VW when the Factory Rep stated the lighting was AS DESIGNED BY VW.

#143 of 144 Help by rocksi

Feb 26, 2013 (1:38 pm)

My dad bought me a used 2002 beetle last summer and it was working great until a couple of weeks ago. The problem started when I tried starting it and after 2 seconds of being on, it would immediately die out. We thought it was the battery so we took it to Auto zone so they could recharge it and surprisingly enough the car actually turned on. The day after I had classes in the morning so I took my car and drove to my university which is kind of far away from my house and as I was entering the parking lot my car decided to die. My brother came and brought another battery from this truck my dad has and the car worked after that as well. To make the story short, we changed the alternator (it wasn't that, bummer), bought a new battery as well (it wasn't that either) and changed a fuse. The radio wont turn on now and basically the car works but we can only drive it for short distances or else it'll die out. Any ideas on what could be wrong with it?

#144 of 144 2006 Beetle TDI by eight8

Mar 03, 2013 (5:26 pm)

I have a Volkswagen Beetle TDI that has an electrical problem. There seems to be something wrong with the lights. The headlights and taillights go out occasionally from hitting a road bump or something. Then I have to get out and whack the light with an open palm a few times and it comes back on, so I think its the connection setup and whacking it reconnects. I imagine there is a lot of people out there replacing their light bulbs all the time because of a problem like this. The problem is when you take it to the dealer sometimes its working again because you have hit another road bump before you got there that reconnected the light. Of course the dealer can not find the problem if its working again, so you are out of luck, and have just drove there for nothing again. I actually just got pulled over for this today, so you can imagine how much fun that is, over and over again. That's what will happen if you own one of these pieces of &^%$, you can expect a long relationship with law enforcement.

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