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VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #

Posted by Liam Clohessy on November 21, 2011, 6:46 pm

Year of Manufacture *: 2004
Engine Size and Code *: 1.9 tdi

Hi

Car came in with no brake lights working. Fitted new brake light switch and then brake lights would not go off.

Checked fuses and found fuse no 7 (5 amp) in fuse box at back of battery blown. Fuses blew immediately you put them in. Checked with friend who works in VW dealer and he says switch on clutch master cylinder causes this problem.

Got another switch from scrapyard as you have to buy complete clutch master cylinder from main dealer for nearly 300 euro. When second hand switch fitted all works OK.

Would have given a long time looking for the problem,hope this is of some help to somebody in the future

Strange days indeed

Liam

Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #

Posted by Lee Mackintosh <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk11/info/user=UKAT1348' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 23, 2011, 7:56 pm, in reply to "VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #"
Lee Mackintosh

Did you manage to change the switch with the master cylinder in situ.

I didn't think these were the easiest of master cylinders to change.

Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #

Posted by ian quinn <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk11/info/user=ukat3341' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 24, 2011, 10:59 pm, in reply to "VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #"
Ian Quinn

i have had this several times and just removed the plug at the cylinder and left it off and the lights go off and the management wont come on and the car drives perfect

Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #

Posted by liamclohessy <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk11/info/user=ukat3050' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on November 25, 2011, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #"
Liam Clohessy

Thanks for replies.Just clicked vswitch off clutch master cyulinder and fitted sh one,no problem..If I MEET IT AGAIN I WILL DO AS YOU SAY,IAN.THANKS AGAIN

Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #

Posted by Shaun Dale <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/ukautotalk11/info/user=UKAT2719' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on December 2, 2011, 9:47 am, in reply to "Re: VW Golf 1.9 TDi 2004 - Brake light fault - Fixed #"

I had this fault on an '03 Audi A3. The clutch switch was actually burnt! For this car the switch was available seperately, about 30 quid IIRC. Complete pig to change using long nosed pliers and bits of bent wire as I could not bend my forearms in the middle to get my hands in.
I wouldn't be surprised if the master cylinders were the same, it may be that the seperate switch just never got carried over onto the Golf parts list.
Shaun.

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