Hello,
I've just inherited a non starting T reg GTi Turbo that appears to have an electrical gremlin.
The history was months ago when arming the alarm from the fob the alarm sounded. After that the car wouldn't start. With repeated arming & disarming it eventually corrected itself and ran fine until now.
It triggered the alarm after arming & that's it, it no longer starts. The fib no longer has any effect. You can lock / unlock the car from the key. When you open the door you can hear clicking noises from the relays in the dash.
If you insert the key to position 2 all lights & speedo go out. No electrics work, no Windows, radio etc...if you gently turn the key towards starting point the lights come on & things start clicking. It's very similar noise you get with a flat battery. If you turn fully to the normal position the starter motor would kick in the lights go out again & there's nothing, not even a single click of the starter.
Also the alarm randomly goes off when you open a door despite unlocking it with a key.
I've changed the battery & it's still the same. I suspect a dodgy earth but have no idea how to test this or find it.
Any help would be most appreciated.
