Beetle fuse box problem. The fuse box on top of the battery melted along with the alternator wire to fuse box. 15 4 20 26. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicles electrical system 146 problems. Find the fuse box in a vw beetle by opening the drivers door.
Fuse box melted twice. 1999 vw beetle under hood fuse box pt 2 duration. Vw dealer stated this is a known problem with this fuse box but no recall and to be. Volkswagen beetle owners have reported 362 electrical system related problems since 1996.
Replace alternator wire harness. Cost over 1000 to fix. Will sell you new box but will not warentee the new box will not fail again as they do not know why it happens. Ive replaced it three times already and replaced the alternator as well but im at a complete loss as to whats causing the problem.
Vw does not have a fix for this problem. Anti theft alarm system fuse and immobilizer fuse s111 4 telematics fuse s338 5. Solved the fuse box problem. Robert williams 16927 views.
The most recently reported issues are listed below. Solved the fuse box problem. I have a 2001 vw beetle which has a nasty habit of melting the above battery high voltage fuse box. As i was driving in traffic dashboard warning lights came on and the ac stopped working and the car slowed and lost some power.
Table 1 shows the 26 most common electrical system problems. The last time totally shut the car down. The fuse box is directly behind the panel on the left side of the dashboard. Sorry for the vertical camera view disclaimer i am not a.
Rear spoiler motor fuse s329 3 secondary air pump fuse s130 f vacant. Anti theft alarm system central locking fuse s144 4 brake vacuum pump fuse s283 2 fuse for dual clutch gearbox mechatronic unit s337 6. Please like and subscribe high voltage fuse box melting on volkswagens beetles and jettas. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of volkswagen beetle based on all problems reported for the beetle.
The second most common problem is related to the vehicles alternatorgeneratorregulator 48. Melting issue resolved explanation included.