Author Topic: Red LED on driver's door  (Read 1641 times)

Offline jaydubveedub

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 518
Red LED on driver's door
« on: 03 September 2009, 22:35 »
So I was out for a drive the other night and it was dark. I noticed that the red LED on the driver's door (the one that flashes when the car is locked) was illuminated. It was constantly on and couldn't get it to go off (tried locking/unlocking doors).

In the end I stopped, turned the engine off, key out, locked, unlocked, drove off again, and it had gone off. Any ideas? It's only done it the once as far as I know.

Had a flick through the manual and couldn't see anything.
2003 Passat 1.9 Sport TDI Wagon | Inky Blue | Lots of Wax

Offline Teutonic_Tamer

  • Forum addict
  • *
  • Posts: 4,562
  • GreasedMonkey - HoofHearted - GTI now mod'ed, ASK!
Re: Red LED on driver's door
« Reply #1 on: 03 September 2009, 23:10 »
There is a known problem with the red LED staying on all the time - VW have previously issued a TSB on this very issue.  I had this on mine, and the door lock module needed replacing,
Sean - Independent Automotive Engineering Technician (ret'd)
-----
'06/7 Golf Mk5 GTI 5dr (BWA) DSG, colour coded,

I feel like a homo


Offline 2007GTI

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,763
Re: Red LED on driver's door
« Reply #2 on: 04 September 2009, 00:51 »
my 07 model year does it once every few months, after you lock and unlock it goes back to normal.  never bothered complaining about it.
2014 Mk7 GTI DSG 5dr in Carbon Grey, 18s, leather

Gone but not forgotten '07 Mk5 GTI DSG (2006 to 2014)

Offline jaydubveedub

  • I live here
  • *****
  • Posts: 518
Re: Red LED on driver's door
« Reply #3 on: 04 September 2009, 07:37 »
Thanks for the info.

As I say it's the first time it has done it, and doesn't seem to affect anything else.

My warranty has just run out, so I guess I will live with it  :rolleyes:
2003 Passat 1.9 Sport TDI Wagon | Inky Blue | Lots of Wax