battery replacement - horn wont stop, waipers wont stop, fan starts
Asked by jacobson1387 Jun 21, 2016 at 11:43 AM about the 2012 Volkswagen Passat SE V6 with Sunroof
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
We put in a new battery yesterday and when we connect the + cable it is
fine, once the negative cable is connected the cars fan comes on, the
lights come on, the wipers come on and the horn is at a contact honk.
Once we remove the negative cable it stops..
Why is it doing this? And how do we get the battery in and the car working
again?
8 Answers
CarMan201689 answered 8 years ago
Did u figure it out becuase i have the same problem!
jacobson1387 answered 8 years ago
Yes! We thought we had it correct, but the positive and negative were on the wrong side.. Once we flipped it, problem solved!
CarMan201689 answered 8 years ago
Thanks! Didnt realize that the colors meant nothing about the positive and negative posts
jacobson1387 answered 8 years ago
Welcome! I had the same thought. Glad you got it fixed!
Yea! It worked for us too!!! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much this definitely works
The battery switch worked, although it is connected backwards
Guru9KS1ML answered 2 years ago
this works! our car wouldnt stop honking and once we swapped up the cables the horn stopped honking and we were able to move it! thank you so much!