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2001 TT Complete electrical shutdown - help !
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2001 TT Complete electrical shutdown - help !
I have a 2001 TT Quattro Roadster that I've been really pleased with. However a couple of days ago the car would not start, ALL electrical components were down. I lifted the hood and tried to remove the battery cover to check it out, but before I could complete that a friend that was inside the car told me everything came back up to normal, it seemed as if there was a lose connection. On the way home, the car lost all power again, 3 times, each time for a split second. All gauges would "die" and come back up to normal, so I hardly had any safety issues.
This is really bugging me, since I later checked all connections around the battery and there's absolutely nothing lose. I haven't been driving the car, concerned that one time it might die and not come back up while driving, since I mostly do my driving on the freeway.
Any advise?
This is really bugging me, since I later checked all connections around the battery and there's absolutely nothing lose. I haven't been driving the car, concerned that one time it might die and not come back up while driving, since I mostly do my driving on the freeway.
Any advise?
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I have a 2001 TT Quattro Roadster that I've been really pleased with. However a couple of days ago the car would not start, ALL electrical components were down. I lifted the hood and tried to remove the battery cover to check it out, but before I could complete that a friend that was inside the car told me everything came back up to normal, it seemed as if there was a lose connection. On the way home, the car lost all power again, 3 times, each time for a split second. All gauges would "die" and come back up to normal, so I hardly had any safety issues.
This is really bugging me, since I later checked all connections around the battery and there's absolutely nothing lose. I haven't been driving the car, concerned that one time it might die and not come back up while driving, since I mostly do my driving on the freeway.
Any advise?
This is really bugging me, since I later checked all connections around the battery and there's absolutely nothing lose. I haven't been driving the car, concerned that one time it might die and not come back up while driving, since I mostly do my driving on the freeway.
Any advise?
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Particularly the fuse closest toward the pass side, bolt both nuts down with a wrench. I replaced a battery then an alternator before finding out about this on my own. Now I check the the connection every couple weeks.
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Ok, so I checked all nuts and bolts, and they were pretty tight. I did see however a connector that seemed kinda lose. I removed it and tried to turn the car on, and no problem. I had the engine running and tried to remove it, and no problem, so I don't think this is either.
I'm still trying to find the time to do more research to see what the problem could be, it's really annoying knowing that all of a sudden the car will eventually just die !!
I'm still trying to find the time to do more research to see what the problem could be, it's really annoying knowing that all of a sudden the car will eventually just die !!
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Sounds like a grounding problem, but cleaning all of the contacts shown in the photo above can't hurt either. I did a gounding mod on my car 4 years ago. Basically I now have 4 ground points in the engine compartment and I have had zero electrical problems since.
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Well, it's taken me a while to update the status of the car, sorry about that.
I'm glad to say that the problem has been fixed. I just cleaned all connections and paid special attention to the grounding wire, which I think it was the issue. I did not go as far as adding any grounding points, but I did remove the whole battery to clean the actual grounding point beneath it.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
I'm glad to say that the problem has been fixed. I just cleaned all connections and paid special attention to the grounding wire, which I think it was the issue. I did not go as far as adding any grounding points, but I did remove the whole battery to clean the actual grounding point beneath it.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
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