Anonymous Posted on Aug 26, 2009

Check the ignition switch.

In my case, I know it's something to do with the ignition switch. When I jiggled the key, the air/wipers/lights came back on. But now I can't make that work any more. Yours sounds like the same problem. I'm searching for a cheap fix.

Anonymous Aug 26, 2009

Thanks for the info. Can you please elaborate? I don't know if it's something I can fix myself? How much do you think a mechanic would charge?

Also, if while the car is ON, if I press and hold the right side of the key, pushing it toward the steering wheel, the lights, etc. will go on, but as soon as I let go, they go off.

Knowing this, do you still feel that the contacts have been melted?

Thanks!

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Sounds like the electrical side of switch has melted contacts you can get just the electric side from vw

Anonymous Aug 27, 2009

yes extremely common yes extremely common

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