Bret2094
Member
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2018
- Location
- College station, TX
- TDI
- 1999.5 Jetta , 2002 Jetta,2003 Jetta Wagon, 2003 Jetta Wagon Non sunroof
Hi everyone,
I recently bought a 1999.5 TDI 5 speed Jetta that had a previous owner that was not kind to the wiring. Before I go any further I would like to state that I have used the search function, and exhausted the topics that are similar to my issue. When I bought this car, cruise control did not work properly, and there appeared to be a crummy repair to the brake light switch harness plug. Once I got home with it, I began to investigate and found that the red and black signal wire to the tail lights had been cut and a wire had been substituted and ran all the way directly to the brake light switch. For the sake of everything being correct, I got a section of wire from a junkyard, an spliced everything back I'm, and bought a new brakelight switch.
I have the following issues
Flashing glow plugs light
ABS light
Unable to turn on cruise control
Constant on brake lights
I have checked each bulb, meticulously cleaned and replaced, checked the switch, gutted the car from trunk to dash, and checked for shorted wires. Fuses have all been tested, and the codes have been cleared in vagcom. Brake fluid is topped off to full.
Unplugging the harness from the brake light switch does nothing,
Any thoughts?
Bret
I recently bought a 1999.5 TDI 5 speed Jetta that had a previous owner that was not kind to the wiring. Before I go any further I would like to state that I have used the search function, and exhausted the topics that are similar to my issue. When I bought this car, cruise control did not work properly, and there appeared to be a crummy repair to the brake light switch harness plug. Once I got home with it, I began to investigate and found that the red and black signal wire to the tail lights had been cut and a wire had been substituted and ran all the way directly to the brake light switch. For the sake of everything being correct, I got a section of wire from a junkyard, an spliced everything back I'm, and bought a new brakelight switch.
I have the following issues
Flashing glow plugs light
ABS light
Unable to turn on cruise control
Constant on brake lights
I have checked each bulb, meticulously cleaned and replaced, checked the switch, gutted the car from trunk to dash, and checked for shorted wires. Fuses have all been tested, and the codes have been cleared in vagcom. Brake fluid is topped off to full.
Unplugging the harness from the brake light switch does nothing,
Any thoughts?
Bret