Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.9 Boot Open Light on almost constantly

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Wed 6 Jan 2010 10:14
00 1.9 Boot Open Light on almost constantly - Tmack
The rear boot open light is coming on in my golf. It certainly aint open as it doesnt beep and flash on info screen luggage compartment open. Its just the red outline of the car with boot open type light thats being displayed. It doesnt appear when I first turn over engine, more so when car has been driven for a while.

A mate suggested a loose earth connection on the switch at boot area but my golf doesnt seem to have one of those.....

Any other ideas?

Edited by Pugugly on 06/01/2010 at 13:35

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Wed 6 Jan 2010 11:07
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Light on almost constantly - piston power
Boot lights and glovebox lights do come on the switches are poor this car of mine had flat batteries due to this.

I found the switch was poor contacts but removed the bulbs from both no need for either.

You must have some type of switch when the boot opens for a light to come on?
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Wed 6 Jan 2010 11:56
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Light on almost constantly - elekie&a/c doctor
The boot light/tailgate open switch is part of the latch.It usually fills up with water from the rear washer tubing and rots the connector/wiring.Easy to replace and the part is not expensive.hth
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Wed 6 Jan 2010 13:46
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Warning Light on constantly - Tmack
Just to clarify.. its not the Light in the boot itself, its actually the warning light in the dash thats showing.. sorry should have made that a bit clearer..
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Wed 6 Jan 2010 14:17
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Warning Light on constantly - WorkshopTech
Its still what elekie said.
Just to clarify.. its not the Light in the boot itself its actually the warning
light in the dash thats showing.. sorry should have made that a bit clearer..
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Wed 6 Jan 2010 16:17
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Warning Light on constantly - Tmack
thanks will look into that much appreciated!
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Wed 3 Feb 2010 10:07
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Light on almost constantly - AdrianB
The boot light/tailgate open switch is part of the latch.It usually fills up with water
from the rear washer tubing and rots the connector/wiring.Easy to replace and the part is
not expensive.hth


I have exactly the same problem - thanks a lot! Do you know the part number of the switch, or is there a photo of it somewhere? I had a look in my Haynes manual and it this was all I could find:

"The luggage compartment light switch is integrated into the tailgate/boot lid lock mechanism, and cannot be renewed independently. If the luggage compartment light switch is faulty, renew the tailgate/boot lid lock mechanism..."

So can I just get the switch or do I need to replace the whole lock?

PS I found this guide on how to fix the likely source of the problem - uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/273229/1796785.aspx - hope this helps others.
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Wed 3 Feb 2010 17:18
00 1.9 Rear Boot Open Light on almost constantly - JohnM{P}
...and if you don't fix it soon, the next thing will be the alarm going off at 2am, when it suddenly realises that it thinks the hatch is open.
(and if you 'plip' it from the bedroom window it well may silence it immediately, but remember that the cunning VW alarm rearms itself if you do not open a door within 30 secs - so just as you and the neighbours have got back to sleep, it'll go off again...)
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Mon 8 Feb 2010 19:19
00 1.9 Boot Open Light on almost constantly - Sac1
Hi Tmak

I am also having this problem with my dashboard light in my Golf.

Have you managed to fix the problem yet? If so, could you let me know if it was simple?

Thanks
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