# Clicking Under Steering Wheel and Car Battery Dying **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\ **Created:** [November 8, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404 "2016-11-08T03:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Victoorb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/919ad9/32.png) [@Victoorb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Victoorb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404/1 "2016-11-08T03:28:41Z")
Hi, I’ve been having several issues with my 06 Jetta. First, it began by the car dying out of battery, and than i figured out that during the night the break lightswitch would turn on. I would be able to turn them off by getting in and pressing the breaks but they turn on a while after. Now, today I purchased a stoplight switch to replace the old one however, when I recharged my battery before installing the piece the car died a few minutes later, but when the car was off there was a strange clicking sound under the steering wheel it kept clicking for about 10 minutes before it finally stopped. What could be a possible issue or issues that are going on? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404/2 "2016-11-08T03:39:37Z")
The clicking under the dash area could be a heater/AC blend door actuator that is acting up. Could be a relay too. either would bemorelikely if the battery voltage is low b/c the battery is discharged. That confuses the circuitry and can cause odd behavior like this. Suggest to focus as a first step on making sure the brake light doesn’t come on when the car’s not in use. And that you are working with a fully charged and good battery. Once you have those under control, if you still have symptoms post back here. ---
**Author:** ![Victoorb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/919ad9/32.png) [@Victoorb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Victoorb)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404/3 "2016-11-16T05:05:09Z")
Forgot to respond, but that same day that’s exactly what I did. After the sensor was fixed the break lights didn’t turn back on, on their own. That was what was causing all of the issues, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404/4 "2016-11-17T00:32:08Z")
Good for you for getting the problem resolved. Happy motoring. ---
**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-under-steering-wheel-and-car-battery-dying/96404/5 "2016-11-19T05:39:41Z")
My 2002 Sienna a couple years ago one day the whole engine compartment started emitting clicking noises. I had never in my life seen such a thing. In the end, it was the bad battery doing it. new battery, no more clicking.