i have a vw golf and yesterday the engine management light came on in my car i dont no what it could be as the car is still driving fine and i cant hear and noises. it came on around 6 months ago for a while but it hasnt been on since. can anyone help me out with this? thanx

steph, July 2007

My 06 golf 2.0 tdi engine management light came on says turbo charger on reader but drives an pull fine any ideas

Chris, June 2019

I have a golf III gl 2.0, automatic transmission, but it has a hard start and also takes long to change gears especially the third gear. This happened after i took it to the washing bay to clean the engin. Even wen i step hard on the gas to instigate gear engagment, rpm goes above 3k and keeps raisin, well the speed seems good, but the sound is nasty. Some help.

Sandmanir, June 2014

Hi, I have a engine fault light display on my DAF CF85. can someone help me? what's I'm supposed to do?

Le Barron, March 2014

hi .. i am not sure about your question as i have a problem my self . if any one could help please

I bought a mk 4 gti golf 3 days ago 2002 plate after purchasing the car it all seemed fine . 5 mins down the road after leaving car came up stop .. cheek coolant . pulled into a garage filled up petrol and water as was low , topped it up . another 10 mins on motor way came up again , pulled over and again water was empty but this time lot more coming out . (finally got it home ) someone looked at it , told me put some radwell in ,, did it stopped the leak .. tested car all seemed fine later that night engine management light has came on ? any ideas plz ?

karla, December 2013

Hi I'm trying to find where I plug my diagnostics machine into my golf v6 if anybody can help I would appreciate it

darren, October 2013

exhaust gas recirculation come up on computer but car is driving 100% but engine management light is on but was told it might be egr valve, but it also mighten be the problem any advice

stefan feeney, January 2013

can u text me 07729546109 abt the question ive given abt the golf check light on and got it diaginose and say cat lamba sensor been change 2 part and it still came up reading the same fault what it mean ?

scott, January 2013

the check light come on on a golf gti x reg 2.0 8 valve and it came up lamba sensor and replace 2 sensor and the light still stay on and the reading fault still say lamba sensor as it been replace what it mean ? faulty ecu or ?

scott, January 2013

I have vw bora but the engine sign keeps on coming on dashboard when am driving , please help

Sally, September 2012

My 2.0 VW 05 engine light sometimes stays shows on thw dash board when i switch the car on and remains on all the time while im driving. At times when i start the car nothing shows up but whilst im driving it starts to flash and says engine fault see garage. When this happens the car loses speed and struggles . I have taken it to many garges but no one can diagnose the poblem anyone help..

Tabs, August 2012

My engine management light came on and I had no power I managed to get it home and hour after it started and seemed ok but havnt drove it cos worried I may damage it. Help please

Sam, May 2012

engine management light ?? code = no 5 v to map sensor

nath, March 2012

I have a vw golf 1.4 the engine light came on last month and my garage have put a new egr valve air flow meter and catalitic converter into it and the light is still on. Anybody have any ideas what could be wrong? Any help would be much appriciated.

aaron, October 2011

my engine light has been on for months, ive had it turned off but comes back on and stays on. The car has past its mot and drives fine. What could it be? Should i take it too a volkwagen mechanic or could it be something simple?

Michelle, January 2011

my golf gti fault was a temperature sensor, £33.00
from vw.

Trevor, September 2010

If you have a code you may be able to find out what it means via the following link
http://www.gendan.co.uk/codebank/

Shaun, March 2010

Lots of areas are monitored by the engine management system, some of them are not apparent to anyone just driving the car, and usually they are not immediately terminal (which is why the light is yellow and not red). However they can get worse and should be checked as soon as possible. The following tells you a bit about engine managemnt systems and how to read codes/ reset them.

The 'Engine Management Light' come on if the automatic monitoring system detects a malfunction in (usually) the powertrain components of the vehicle. If the fault has been fixed, then what you need to do to put the light out is:-

1 Disconnect the battery.
2 Reconnect the battery – this resets the engine management to its base configuration.At this stage, if you start the car up the Light will still be on and will stay on until the monitoring system has completed a series of tests some of which depend upon the car being operated under various normal driving conditions. Typically this will take about 20 minutes of normal driving. If all the tests are within spec then the light will go out and you will be back on the road!

If the fault persists then you have a specific problem. You will either need to take it to a dealer who will be able to read the codes and fix the problem (lots of dosh outlay I suspect). If you are reasonably confident you could buy a code reader to find out the problem for yourself. Gendan are currently selling theirs for £39.95 free pp which covers all post 2001 petrol and post 2004 diesel cars. Note if you reset using a code reader you still have to go through the 20 minute drive process before you are “back in business”.

Shaun Leighton, March 2010

my vw golf engine light is i have a p code 1180 please help

steve, February 2010

cold start sensor common fault

sean, February 2010

Search for VAG-COM on google and see if you're up for being technical !!

IAn, July 2009

You need a VW code reader to identify the fault.It could be anything.Mine was a catalytic converter fault.

sugs, November 2008

I have had the same problem with my X reg golf 2.0. The light kept on coming on but the car was driving fine. The dealer i bought it from has a diagnostic kit that tells you what is wrong and it was saying miss fire on 4. I have cleaned the contacts up and its working fine the light has not been on since. I believe golfs have a coil for each cylinder and these can be easily replaced and cost approx £25 each. If you dont notice any difference when driving try cleaning the contacts to the cylinders

Steve, July 2008

engine lighta are mainly caused by air floe sensors, well in the cases where the car still drivers perfectly, just try cleaning the sensor,

Dene, May 2008