Check and see if the puddle light is coming on when you open the door. If its not then you a bad connection at the control module inside the door. I have the same problem with mine, just havent had the time or energy to tear apart the door.

 

A second vote here for a bad door switch control. Loss of dome light, no door open chime, and missing lights on chime are associated symptoms of the switch failure. Car have any of these issues too?

May I ask, are parking lights the same as the night time not running lights?

 

Mine no longer chimes , I've been dealing with it for a couple of months now.

You may also notice that your low gas, low windshied fluid or cold start up indicator do not chime anymore. As is the case with mine.

I'm sure there is one part that fixes all of these but, I'm to broke to realy care right now.

It would be nice to know the part # for when I get some frivolous cash.

Also, my door switchs are fine.


Jim

 

Mine no longer chimes , I've been dealing with it for a couple of months now.

You may also notice that your low gas, low windshied fluid or cold start up indicator do not chime anymore. As is the case with mine.

I'm sure there is one part that fixes all of these but, I'm to broke to realy care right now.

It would be nice to know the part # for when I get some frivolous cash.

Also, my door switchs are fine.


Jim

If you get no noises at all, your cluster is junk.

If you have a Vag-Com, you can do an output test with it to test the "gong."

 

All lights function properly,

low gas light - see it at least once a week

low windsheild fluid- just had it 2 weeks ago

cold start up- (i have 98 1.8t that used to beep every morning due bad sensor) still blinks every morning


I just have no audible warnings



Jim

 

Hahaha, thank you Sharky! I forgot about that output test. Tonight I will do my homework. So the chime is in the cluster, not a relay or something stuck to the relay plate?

 

So the chime is in the cluster, not a relay or something stuck to the relay plate?

You got it.

 

Not that I'm really missing the chimes


but it does suck that I would have to replace the whole cluster just to get them back :thumbdow:



Jim

 

I would love to disable the chimes. If someone discovers which relay I should yank or wire to cut, I would be grateful to know.

 

I would love to disable the chimes. If someone discovers which relay I should yank or wire to cut, I would be grateful to know.

I think you can disable at least some of the chimes with a VAG-com.

 

I would love to disable the chimes. If someone discovers which relay I should yank or wire to cut, I would be grateful to know.

I think you can disable at least some of the chimes with a VAG-com.

The VW dealer wasn't able to.

 

I would love to disable the chimes. If someone discovers which relay I should yank or wire to cut, I would be grateful to know.

I think you can disable at least some of the chimes with a VAG-com.

The VW dealer wasn't able to.

Wasn't able to, or won't do it? There's a relatively current thread on Vortex where the dealer won't change the chimes.

You'll have to do some searching (and the search function here is sometimes spotty), but I know I've recently read that you can change/disable the chimes for some functions.

Okay, here is the Vortex thread. And here's one of the posts from Tomo366:

I turned mine off last week......No Chime and no indicator on the dash.
For the Record I never move my car without first putting on my seatbelt!!
Fire up vag-com, hit (select), next page (17-instruments), next page (recode 07). Write down your existing code in case you have to go back to it, my code was 15235. The seatbelt chime code value is 02, subtract 02 from the first two digits 15=13, so new code for mine is 13235. I hope I explained the procedure clearly, if you need more help let me know.
here it is directly from the VAG Com site
Recode for warning lamps:
[Select]
[17 - Instruments]
[Recode - 07]
Write down the existing coding for future reference.
Enter 5-digit code from below
[Do It!]

Look at the first two digits in the coding. Add the values for the options together to get the correct coding.

00 - No available equipment
+01 - Brakepad wear sensor warning active
+02 - Seatbelt warning active
+04 - Washer fluid level warning active

Look at the third digit in the coding (Market version):

1 - "EU" 24 hour clock (may result in odometer in km in 2002+ clusters)
2 - "USA" 12 hour clock
3 - "Canada" 12 hour clock (may result in odometer in km in 2002+ clusters)
"The third digit in the code is the country code. The codes are:
4 - "UK" 24 hour clock (should result in odometer in miles)
5 - Japan
6 - Saudi Arabia
7 - Australia

Look at the fourth digit in the coding (Cylinders):

3 - No Service Interval (2002+ models)
4 - 4-cylinder (1999-2001 models)
6 - 6-cylinder (1999-2001 models)

Look at the fifth digit in the coding (Distance impulse multiplier):

2 - 3538
4 - 3648 (some 2002+ models)

So, if you want to have Seatbelt warning and washer fluid warning only in a 2001 Canadian 6-cylinder vehicle, (add 00+02+04 = 06),3,6,2 = 06362.

Looks like it can be done. Oh, BTW, I haven't tried any of these. Any changes are done are your own risk, yada, yada, yada.

 

atomicalex? Did you get this fixed. I have no lights or chime in my driver side door. The puddle light, Interior lights, chime no work? Everything else works but Cruise Control. That is another issue.

 

It's my door switch. The chime in the cluster is fine, and I have no puddle light. Guess I will pull the door panel soon.

 

Get ready to do some soldering. I have a link to a good thread about repairing this on my PC at the office. I'll edit this tomorrow and add the link.



Here you go - Door Lock Thread from the Vortex:

 

Have you seen this site? http://www.taligentx.com/passat/maintenance/doorlockmechanism/ May be helpful if you decide to attempt repair of the micro switch assembly rather than replace with OEM.

 

I want my chime to go AWAY. You guys are lucky.

I tried the vag-com, but couldn't find anyone and that is only for seatbelt. I need lights on and 4 beeps from malfuctioning abs.

So the speaker is in the dash cluster. Behind the dash. Does anyone know exactly where?

I would like to disable it manually.