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Guess What????? I suppose it had to happen!!!! :roll: Yes! My steering lock is defective apparently!!! :evil: Went to go out on Friday and put the key into the ignition and Awoooga!!! "Steering lock defective" flashes up on the dash!!! Happened again yesterday. After removing the key and ...

yes it is cheaper if you just change the steering lock it is much cheaper,the lock cost about £80 and the dealer will charge you labour and the charge for re programming your keys and remapping the immobiliser,where as the steering column is about £300 and same labour and remapping charges,if you ...

-ok thanks to all replies and advise, i found out what the problem is now,after speaking to somebody who works at vw. the problem is the steering lock packs up after a while,the cure was to replace the whole steering columnwhich is about £300 plus vat and it is a 3 hour job,now they have a tool tha...

i got a problem with my passat,when i go to start the car,all the dash light flicker and make clicking noises,then the steering lock light stays on yellow with a "warning see a technician" then the light goes to red and the car does not start. sometimes the yellow coil light appears and fl...

I HAVE A VW PASSAT DIESEL 2005,THE PROBLEM IS THAT I GET THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT LIGHT SOME TIMES WHEN I START THE CAR, BUT SOME TIMES I GET THE STEERING COLUMN SIGN, MOST TIMES I GET NOTHING AT ALL AND THE CAR STARTS UP FINE THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE