Laurie1947 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 How can I track down the cause of my Storm starting on main or reserve key, engine fires just fine for about 1 second then cuts out? About once in 20 tries it stays fired up and I can drive anywhere with no further problems until I turn the ignition off and try to re-start. My local VW garage has no real clue and given up apart from saying the keys may need recoding. They have checked the detecting coil around the ingition lock on the steering column is correctly in place. I've just put in a new battery and this helped for a few starts - but now am back to square 1.All ideas welcome - I so miss driving this wonderful car. Link to post Share on other sites
Bigjobbo 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 If there is no other immobiliser, it has to be the reader coil or key transponder. I've had a few of these on vauxhalls, and i just change the transponder chip.How come VW dont know? Who the hell helps us when they dont know????????????? Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 if they say the keys may need coding mate they should have coded them to disscount it,coding only takes half hour,get that done mate Link to post Share on other sites
VR40 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 i had the same problem on my golf mate, turned out to be the ignition switch, £17 from vw Link to post Share on other sites
RetroRado 0 Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Yeah sonds like the alarm to me. Do you have one of the old VW alarms in it? Does it have a key fob with only one button on it and that can also be pluged into a socket to overide it? Link to post Share on other sites
petervr6 0 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 i take it must be fixed then. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I am having the same problem at the moment only mine wont stay running at all . now we have the golf booked into main dealers tomorrow i will keep yas posted on how it fairs out Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Main dealers have no idea whats wrong with my golf, no fault codes alarm fully removed replaced ecu relay and fuel pump relay new sytec fuel pump, Next thing to do is get the car back and send the ecu over to vince in stealth for testing after that full loom out and check all wires (a bit extreme i know) maybe the installation and the removal of the alarm has done some damage or some connection has broke down but its the only way i can be sure. I miss driving my golf Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Update i got a second hand ecu from a breakers yard and left it in with vw this afternoon they wont be able to code it untill tomorrow *fingers crossed* Link to post Share on other sites
crish72 0 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Complete longshot but is it anything to do with the Throttle Body? Only i had mine off over the weekend and forgot to put the plug thingy back in. I started the car and it immediately cut out.It's fine now i've plugged it back in.Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Dogzyboy 0 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 As mentioned above, it could well be the ignition switch. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Well guys i found out the problem with my golf the ecu decided not to work one day and after much headaches i tried a sharan vr6 ecu and viola she ran like a kitten MIAOW PMSL Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Yea, quite common this problem is on the corrado's atm...Stealth have been swamped with corrado's suffering this fault, and it seems to be down to the imboliliser kicking in... Vince is having to bypass the imobiliser in the ECU to get around the issue. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest supamasiv Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 had this problem my self when the car was warm after long moterway journeys, for a 'get me home fix' just pull out the imobiliser fuse and replace it. i dont know if this f**ks it up long term, but the AA man did this to mine and i havent had a problem since...the fuse is located behind the little shelf in the drivers footwell. Link to post Share on other sites
gezza 0 Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 its not the idle control valve blocked is it?? mine kept dieing when started for first few secs took it apart and it had foam rubbish in it!! cleaned it all out and starts first time every time. Link to post Share on other sites
Laurie1947 0 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i take it must be fixed then.Pete, many thanks for your help and advice.I called Vince at Stealth Racing (+44 (0) 1926 812259) who said he has lots of Corrados turning up with this problem and pointed to bypassing the immobiliser that seems to be part of the Electronic Management Unit. He does this a lot for people with this trouble. As I want the car working well to sell I decided in the end to take it to my local main dealer. They were puzzled for a while and had a chat with VW in Germany. They said it may be intermittant but lets recode the keys to start with - the code come from Germany to main dealers only. This cured it straight away and cost under £100. I've tried it loads of times and all is now fine and dandy.Might be worth a try for others with a similar problem - please share.Laurie1947 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 6DOVES Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Hi Guys!I had the very same problem and fixed it in 3 min after 6 mnths of trying with different agencies!The problem was that the ignition wire was earthing against the streering rod....Go figure!All i did was remove it from the cable ties and attached it to a set of wires further above the streering and voila! Haven't had a problem since then! Maybe worth a try guys! Link to post Share on other sites
RetroRado 0 Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Yes, my mate had exactly the same problem and as soon as i took off the lower dash plastics under the steering column it fired into life. It was the plastics disconecting the module for the chipped key. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Well guys i think the problem with my VR6 golf is sorted out now *fingers crossed* it was the throttle body was f***ed had a spare one as per vince adapted it and lost all strange codes and she has ran for the last 3 weeks now Link to post Share on other sites
Laurie1947 0 Posted October 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Although having the keys recoded worked for a while it was an intermittant old immobilser that had to be removed to solve the problem for good. Thanks for all the good advice and help. This car now has a new owner and he appears to be as pleased with the car as I had been for many many years and am now missing it. Last time this happened I had to buy another of the same model!Best to all readers Laurie Link to post Share on other sites
frankie 0 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 i had the same problem, it happened after doing about a 150 miles trip. It turned out to be 2 fuses for the mfa. God knows why they caused the car to cut out. Link to post Share on other sites
Laurie1947 0 Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hi Frankie, I got desperate at this end after trying many ideas over some months and took it to main VW here in Reading. They scratched their heads too. Eventually they went for recoding the keys (codes held in Germany) and later on suggesting the Thatcham immobiliser be replaced or disconnected. Together this solved the problem for £80 to VW. I've since sold the car and the new owner seems happy. I still miss the car and will be buying another VW later this year. Best Regards to you and all Corrado owners - lucky people.Laurie Link to post Share on other sites
MackemVR6 0 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had the same probelm on my corrado and it turned out to be wiring to the fuse box under the dash in the drivers foot well. It was in a garage for days and we tried the spare key, a new ignition switch etc. The guy was about to give up when he wiggled the wires and got a reading on his meter. Give that a try. It cost me £300.00 for a two minute fix! Link to post Share on other sites
Laurie1947 0 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hi MackemVR6, Thanks for suggestion - the notes left on Feb1 2008 says it all for me. I still miss the Corrado and believe this problem to be common and the reasons most varied - at least 4 different things appear to cause the same problem. Having read your tale I'm lucky it was fixed by the local main dealer for £80. Laurie Link to post Share on other sites
niggelvr6 0 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 hi all im new here just spotted post i have a 95 vr6 and had the same problem a few years back after lots of fiddleing a bloke at a vw dealer advised me on a fix there is a control box located behind the dash drivers site next to the spoiler switch it is where the transponder coil is fed to there sometimes are loose connections in it and sometimes dry solder joints to the circuit board i took mine out it is in a box that you can undo and check the connections and if you have the know how you can give the solder to the circit board a flow with an iron im a qualified electrical service engineer and did this procedure to mine and have never had the problem since obiously if your not comfortable with soldeing then wouldnt try it but just checking the wire connections may help Link to post Share on other sites
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