20 Most Recent 1996 Volkswagen Cabrio Questions & Answers

Recomend you have a master oil pressure guage attatched to ensure there is enough oil pressure.
Also just check there is enough oil in sump

If putting the car in Park doesn't help, try turning the steering wheel slightly. I've had a couple cars that would lock the key until you moved the wheel.

It is repairable..
Do a search for a "fabric repair co" in your area..
Sometimes it might be under "funature repairs"..

Best way to search it -- "fabric repair co" - OR
"funature repairs" and your zip code then hit enter..
They will pop up and have all the contact info..

Google search,, "

Have a great day !

Clutch is bad if its a manual trans, clutch packs or torque converter or maybe the pump is bad if its a automatic

Automatic or manual trans?

Change the thermostat in it then you might get some heat out of it,You don,t burp the cooling system.

Check the fuses, that is the first place to look.

If there is a spacer between the oil filter and the engine block then you would could have a bad seal on it. If its similar to a Honda there will be to hoses going to the spacer. This spacer is called the oil cooler adapter. If this is it. Take oil filter off and the remove the oil cooler nut if there is enough room you won't need to disconnect cooling lines. Pry the Adapter away from the block with screw driver. remove old seal clean surface with clean rag install new seal. Wipe a little oil around the seal just like you would the oil filter. 'Tighten snug, but don't over tighten. Not sure the correct torque for this. Hope this helps you. This similar problem occurred on my 1995 Honda Odyssey.

Perhaps a screw fell out inside the steering column, and causes power from the turn signal to short to the wiper circuit. I saw this happen in a 1972 GMC pickup truck, where a screw fell out and caused the horn to sound when the turn signal was activated. The screw was laying across the two circuits, and when the signal was powered up, the horn was also , on an intermittent basis. Had torent a steering wheel puller from the auto parts store.

bad combo switch or bad wiring to the same.

Try to find a schematic and see which wire burns the back lights. Apparently it is not getting power or at least not getting power to the dash panel. It could be a loose wire or it could be the wrong wiring pattern. Most cars have four or five different types of wiring harnesses that they use on them, you have to find the exact wiring harness and see if it matches your new dash panel. Had the same problem with a Ford Truck, finally found the wire going to the back lights and spliced into another wire that came on when the switch was pulled and spliced the back lights into it. Hope this will help, contact me if I can be of another assistance. I know this wasn't much help but it is about all I know to do and what I have always done when I have the same problem with one. It's not uncommon for the back lights not to work when changing one out. Seems like everything is fine until you get into it at night and can't see anything. Col. Dana Gillespie

POSSIBLY A SPARK PLUG WIRE WAS DIS CONNECTED.

what does the motor idle at?

Has to be checked for codes, every time you getany light on your dashNo point in guessing at the list of possible ABS SystemcomponentsYou still need a repair shop to diagnose & resolve

2000-2500