2011 Jetta sportwagen. .7VDC in one headlight 11.4VDC in other.

10

Asked by M Mar 14, 2016 at 02:35 PM about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Long story short I'm only getting .7 volt to my drivers side headlight.  I had 35w HID's installed since new and upgraded to 55w and installed a relay kit to compensate for the additional power required to ignite.  Relay kept clicking intermittently but never fully turned on.  I threw the relay kit to the side and ran the HIDs right to the stock headlight plug and only one side would work at a time for a couple days.  Then neither would fire up.  I pulled the kits and checked the voltage to the lights and I'm only getting .7 to the drivers and 11.7 to the pass.  I should note that the passenger side works perfectly fine.   I cant find any Blown fuses.  I actually can't find an actual Fuse Diagram for my vehicle specifically, and the owners manual states "for replacing fuses take to Authorized VW Dealer for service" .  I also cannot find any schematics for the electrical system to trace any issues. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

1 Answer

223,755

Well your kinda stuck with that, but sounds like ground wires need to be cleaned up. This would account for the low voltage.

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    tenspeed
    Reputation
    70
  • #2
    JR Moritz
    Reputation
    50
  • #3
    jamnblues
    Reputation
    40
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Volkswagen Jetta
67 Great Deals out of 1,821 listings starting at $1,295
Used Volkswagen Passat
13 Great Deals out of 389 listings starting at $2,999
Used Volkswagen Golf
25 Great Deals out of 426 listings starting at $3,987
Used Volkswagen Jetta GLI
4 Great Deals out of 320 listings starting at $7,481
Used Volkswagen Golf GTI
20 Great Deals out of 541 listings starting at $5,900
Used Volkswagen Touareg
71 listings starting at $7,988
Used Volkswagen Tiguan
59 Great Deals out of 2,659 listings starting at $4,934
Used Ford F-150
304 Great Deals out of 15,343 listings starting at $1,954
Used Toyota RAV4
77 Great Deals out of 2,041 listings starting at $3,499
Used Subaru Outback
34 Great Deals out of 803 listings starting at $1,995
Used Volvo V70
5 listings

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.