ECU issue

[Liamcatt]

Hi

Just had the car washed and drove home fine no issues, gone to get back in about an hour later and car won’t start or attempt to turn over

When I go to turn the ignition on the electrics go funny I can hear the doors lock and electrics cut and the dash tells me to put in p/n position and also airbag fault and abs fault

Going to leave it to dry out however anybody had this issue before for me to speed the wait up to?

Cheers

[Cuprabob]

Are you v sure the battery isn't flat?

A flat battery on these cars can send things haywire.

I very much doubt the cause of your issue was having the car washed as the main electrical components are all protected. Unless of course someone stupidly took a hose a sprayed it around the engine bay targeting the electrical components.

[Roy_01]

Sometimes the seal on the ecu space gets bad and starts leaking.
Old vw problem.

[Zanic L3]

Ignore my mssg. Check what blower said mate, gl

[blower]

Battery is almost certainly dead - do check terminals are tight first but you have all the symptoms of a dead battery on a VAG car.

The factory battery is usually only good for 3-4 years, infact most batteries in these cars are dead after 3 years if you mainly do short journeys.

[Liamcatt]

Hero’s

Had all sorts going through my head on what the issue could be!

Awful for the car to act like that on a flat battery I’m sure cowboy garages have had a couple of paydays from this

Cheers fellas jumped the battery and took it for a long drive will see how it gets on before replacing as I had the WiFi obd plugged in so removed that when not in use