2010 VW 2.5. Interior lights stopped working except the driver door light. All the fuses are okay. Car repair place said they would have to remove the dashboard to trace the wiring issue. Has anyone had a similar problem and had it repaired?
One system that can cause that is a bad BCM.
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Isn’t this the same vehicle you posted about a year ago with this same problem ? I think this is your daughters car so it might be time to help her replace it .
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yes it is. I had forgotten that I had posted it. I’ve replaced the car but now need to fix it before I sell it. good memory volvo-v70. Thanks
Cars were better in the pre-BCM days.
You mean you would rather replace a $5 turn signal flasher rather than a $900 BCM?
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You want to drive a car that is more than 35 years old?
Really?
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Waiting for the “SURE WOULD” from a couple of the regulars.
Since Chris is studying Time Travel he could go back and buy a new 35 year old vehicle and bring it back with him.
I’d love to have my dads 1969 442 convertible back LOL
I’d love to have my mother’s 1964 Cadillac Series 62 hardtop, but not as a daily driver.
+1
I really liked my '71 Charger, but reality beats nostalgia when it comes to things like handling, braking, fuel economy, passenger protection, and seat comfort. That Charger would be nice for an occasional ride in nice weather, but I will gladly use 21st Century technology for my daily driver.
If I leave my car door or trunk lid ajar I can come back overnight and the battery is not dead. In the pre-BCM days I’d be pulling out the charger.
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I think I might have driven my bosses car of that era, skinny roads it felt like you were going off the both sides of the road at the same time!
Indeed. The diagnostic procedure requires that we go back in time to 1964.
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I’ve occasionally made comments preferring simpler. But it’s mostly on something of a “right to repair” principle. If I own a car I should have full access to all of the diag software needed to pull codes (any and all of them). If manufacturers allowed that, then they can throw as much bling on the car as they want. Much of it does improve stuff. But when something goes wrong and all I’ve got is “take it to the dealer service department” (a.k.a. “open your wallet because our stuff broke”) - well, then I’m pretty annoyed.
I’ll call it a qualified form of neo-Luddism.
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Why not???
Any car is only as good as what one puts into it.
And I don’t need any of the post-2000s bullsh…
Would you be more inclined to purchase a new car if it didn’t use the BCM method, and just ran all the equipment through separate wires and mechanical switches? Everything else being equal, including price?
Alright, but up to model year 2012.
Before the weirdness, like electric steering, and giant screens on the dash, became mainstream in everything from entry level econos up to six-figure luxury or performance machines. Before temporary spare donuts were replaced by a small cheapo 12v airpump and acan of slime. Before common sense became the next dinosaur…