Mk3 Weird Electrics Phenomenon

[cruisermark]

hi will just to clarify the problem we are talking about here :

That the car dash lights/screen go off while the engine keeps running - the power steering may be lost aswell but i cannot confirm that becuase i did not notice - this has happened about 6 times to me in a year and mainly on a long run. To get the lights back i have just wiggled the key in the ignition and the lights have returned. Today i replaced my ignition switch in the hope of rectifying the problem.

I have a feeling your talking about cutting out where the engine stalls as you slow down after a long run - this problem only effects the Mark 3 and is resolved by cleaning out the throttle body

hope this helps clear things up

[willskoda]

It does indeed!! Thanks! I'll have a look at the throttle body - well actually I don't know how to - any help?

[Malc]

Hi, just picked up on this again. I started the original thread btw ages ago now.

Well, I didn't deal with the ignition switch. My mechanic guy said that this is NOT uncommon on a number of other marques. A pain to sort out and if i really need it sorted then he will deal with it but in the meantime I won't have any other problems except needing the odd key wiggle ........... sometimes.

It's happened a couple of times since to me too ............ and after just a few minutes into driving.

Simple solution that appears effective and " free " is just to wiggle, or even just to lightly touch the ignition key and hey presto, all is back to being fine and dandy.

Just hope it stays that way too.

Malc