Hi All
So me and my girlfriend were driving to Tonbridge and were discussing how amazing the mk6 has been since we got it. How it's easily the best car we've driven, is so stable, reliable etc etc etc
AND THEN...
I pulled into a service station and whilst I sat with the engine running I got the flat tyre sign come up as well as 'ESP Fault' or similar wording and associated symbol.
Thinking this was odd I turned the car off and on again, it seemed to work so I ignored it and carried on driving.
On my way home the speedometer and rev counter hit zero and wouldn't move, the petrol meter moved up and down at random and every light came on!!!
I had warning lights for esp, airbag, handbrake, exhaust, tyre pressure and a red steering wheel (?), basically the car was going mental. But importantly, driving fine.
I got it home, turned off the engine, restarted it and it stalled and lost power. This happened loads so I called the RAC.
The RAC man came out a few hours later and thought it was an earthing problem so he disconnected the battery, delved inside the car, played with some connections but mainly couldn't find any problems.
He put the battery back in and same problem - all lights came on and this time I had a message saying 'Driver System Assistant Button Defective'
?
Again, it just stalled afer about 3 seconds and stopped.
Then he volt dropped from the battery to the alternator and it started ok. Everything has returned to normal but the RAC man said it is pretty weird and that I should take the car to the dealers. He says that what he did wouldn't fix the problem. He reckons it is still an earthing issue but VW support weren't available on the phone during my call out.
Problem is, I'm meant to be going on a driving trip tomorrow and don't know whether I can trust the car.
Anyone come across anything similar? I've only done 7k miles and had the car since September.
Sorry for the extensive narrative, just trying to give as much info as possible!
Thanks all
Paul
