Mysterious Cutting Out - Possible Solution...

VF_Marshall · Post by **VF_Marshall** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:57 pm

I've noticed a few mk2 owners have posted similar cutting out problems, so i thought i'd tell you all what happened today....

...My parents run a Mk2 Classic (Y plate) and it keeps dying on them, but restarts every time, no problem. Well, today i stripped out the ignition barrel to check all was okay, and i found that the ignition switch (just behind the barrel) was cracked and literally fell to bits in my hand. I changed it for another, and it seems okay now... Not the sort of thing you would expect to fail, even after 140K + miles.

Cheers

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:52 pm

Mine failed after 84,000 miles.. it wasn't that the car kept cutting out, just nothing in the electrical system came on at all

Paid Â£70 for someone to make a crap job of replacing that as well... damn cowboy autoelectricians..