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2009 VW Passat

Fizzing noise and a burning smell from the door

Job from February 2017

Job sheet Diagnostics

Vehicle: 2009 VW Passat
Came in with: Recovered in with a fizzing noise and burning smell coming from a door.
What we found: Diagnosis traced it to the door wiring loom.
What we did: New door loom fitted and all systems reset.

Rewritten from PK’s original post of February 2017. Old address: /blog/vw-passat-2009-fizzing-noise-burning-smell-coming-door/ (now redirects here).

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