2001 TT225Q Electrical Problems.....strange

[Chris Semple]

> >From: Igesso575 at aol.com
> >To: quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: 2001 TT225Q Electrical Problems.....strange

> >Hello,  I lease a 2001 TT225Q and was just wondering if any
> of you have
> >heard
> >or have experienced any of the following problems....
> >Passenger window goes up and down on its own....
> >While driving, car tries to lock itself over and over... You hear the
> >clicking of the locks.
> >Once parked... and vehicle exited ...once door shuts or  maybe a few
> >minutes
> >after the door shuts..the alarm engages itself.
> >and if windows are down the windows will go up on its own...
> >And finally....if key is in ignition... and vehicle is
> exited and door
> >shuts...i still goes under lockdown as described above.
> >The car is currently in the shop and no one there has ever
> heard of this...
> >if anyone has had this stuff happening and know of the fix
> please let me
> >know!
> >Thanks in advance......  Marc...... CT

"The wires passing through the door jamb rub on the body just inside the
kick
panel. This causes several intermittent shorts to Ground. It can lead to all
kinds of neat problems. The wires pass by 2 layers of steel. Usually they
rub on the inner layer."

Credit given to a dealer buddy of mine, since we were chatting.

-Cheers
Chris Semple
Concord NH
'92 S4
   '81 Vw Pickup
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