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Title: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: Slacker The Pinstriper on 30 July 2015, 13:25
This has been a problem on my wife's car for nearly 2 years now.
We've had it plugged in numerous times with no fault detected.
It's terrible on fuel also.
It can cut out at any moment, after starting, under heavy breaking, turning whilst breaking or just cutting out dead!!

Any ideas?
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: itavaltalainen on 30 July 2015, 14:20
What's the engine code?

Does she have all her keys and some more on the keychain with the ignition key?
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: Slacker The Pinstriper on 01 August 2015, 19:07
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 30 July 2015, 14:20
What's the engine code?

Does she have all her keys and some more on the keychain with the ignition key?

Engine code is AE

And there is only another key (one for Central locking one for ignition) then another small key
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: itavaltalainen on 01 August 2015, 19:41
AE is not the engine code me thinks... they are 3 letters on the mk4.

My money would be on ignition switch (the electrical part at the back of ignition lock).
Why do you have two different keys for the same car?
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: Slacker The Pinstriper on 02 August 2015, 08:34
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 01 August 2015, 19:41
AE is not the engine code me thinks... they are 3 letters on the mk4.

My money would be on ignition switch (the electrical part at the back of ignition lock).
Why do you have two different keys for the same car?

AEH

Two keys as said above as central locking went and for a quick cheap fix put a skoda lock in the door
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: itavaltalainen on 02 August 2015, 09:53
When it cuts out do any of the lights on dash come up?

What did you use to check for fault codes?

Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: Slacker The Pinstriper on 07 August 2015, 10:25
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 02 August 2015, 09:53
When it cuts out do any of the lights on dash come up?

What did you use to check for fault codes?

Sorry for late reply the battery light comes on when it cuts out.

I dong know what they used I assumed it would have been vagcom??
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: itavaltalainen on 07 August 2015, 19:06
Ignition switch I would suspect.
Title: Re: V reg 1.6 auto cuts out all the time
Post by: Slacker The Pinstriper on 10 August 2015, 19:35
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 07 August 2015, 19:06
Ignition switch I would suspect.

Thanks mate i'yll look into it