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YOUR RESEARCHStrange electrical fault - 2002 996 C4
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Install ignition switch last night and all is now well
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I fitted the new ignition switch last night and all is now well!
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If you take it to Porsche, they change the whole lock assembly (£150-ish in parts).
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The wipers didn't work and I also noticed that the blowers for the climate control weren't working.
I've got a 2002 facelift 996 Carrera 4 and tonight when I got into it I had a strange fault which I'm looking for help with. (It was dark and raining)
I got into the car and started it no problem. I then pressed the heated rear windscreen button but got no light on the switch. Next I tried the headlights which didn't come on - the dash illumination worked as though the lights were on. The wipers didn't work and I also noticed that the blowers for the climate control weren't working. I turned the engine off and restarted to see if that would do anything. Nothing changed. The high beam would work when pulling the stalk but not when pushing forward as the lights weren't on.
I turned it off again, exited the car and locked it via the remote. I then unlocked it, started it and everything worked perfectly.
Has anyone had experience of this? Could it be a dodgy ignition switch?
Any help would be appreciated.
Quite possibly the ignition switch - it does cause all sorts of gremlins like that. You can change just the switch itself - it is a VW/Audi part (£20 or less). If you take it to Porsche, they change the whole lock assembly (£150-ish in parts). I have a DIY I did for PCGB. Drop me a PM with your email address if you would like a copy.
Sounds like it could be a problem with the CANbus system especially as lockingthe car sorted it, I have heard of this problem with the MOSTbus system affecting all of the audio equipment but not the CANbus. On every occasion locking the car sorted the problem.
Thanks for the info guys. Looks like it is indeed the ignition switch as I can get the fault to repeat by wiggling the key in the ignition.
I've got one on order so will update you again when fitted.
Cheers
Daniel
I fitted the new ignition switch last night and all is now well! :thumbs:
It only took me about 45 mins to fit, thanks to Richard H's superb guide, and all the electrical gremlins disappeared.
I went straight out for a drive with a big smile on my face :drive:
Cheers,
Daniel
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