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Zonaglxy

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As the title states, I turned the car off and both fans stayed on for 5 minutes. I ended up unplugging the battery. Cars a 2011 with 61k miles, mods in sig. Fault code is P0480. From what I read this basically means my ECU is fried. Has anyone experienced this and had it not be the ECU? I'm debating parting out the car and getting a MK7 GTI if it's the ECU and APR or the shop won't cover it. I can't justify throwing 2k at a car worth 10-12k on a trade in. What do you guys think?

To the vultures, please don't PM me for parts until I find out what the issue is...
 
NYCSuits

NYCSuits

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Sounds like a failing ECU based on similar issues people had
 
maxtdi

maxtdi

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Bye bye ECU.
 
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emk6

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two options...

1) send it back to APR for repair or 2) trade it in.

Even if repaired can't guarantee it will last forever.
 
///Audience

///Audience

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Just finally had this exact same problem fixed on my car. Bad ECU. Had to replace it. If you don't have a solid battery, prepare to buy a new one
 
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loopless1

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New ECU or send the old one to APR for repair but you will need a rental for a while.
APR can help you source a ECU cheaper than going straight to the dealer.
 
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Seanathan

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Zonaglxy said:
As the title states, I turned the car off and both fans stayed on for 5 minutes. I ended up unplugging the battery. Cars a 2011 with 61k miles, mods in sig. Fault code is P0480. From what I read this basically means my ECU is fried. Has anyone experienced this and had it not be the ECU? I'm debating parting out the car and getting a MK7 GTI if it's the ECU and APR or the shop won't cover it. I can't justify throwing 2k at a car worth 10-12k on a trade in. What do you guys think?

To the vultures, please don't PM me for parts until I find out what the issue is...
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I had the same issue. Turned out to be a fried ECU. Thankfully it was replaced under warranty.
 
Calkulin

Calkulin

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You could always just buy a used ECU for ~$100-150 and then get the immobilizer defeated for ~$200, just make sure to get the exact same part #. Personally, I own 2 ECUs like that for just in case 1 decides to take a crap
 
jshay

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Calkulin said:
You could always just buy a used ECU for ~$100-150 and then get the immobilizer defeated for ~$200, just make sure to get the exact same part #. Personally, I own 2 ECUs like that for just in case 1 decides to take a crap
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Same part number and box code. Depending if this is OPs only car or not, finding a used ECU can take a while.


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Zonaglxy

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Thanks for the replies guys. The car is my DD and I work 20 miles from home so I can't be without a car for long. This whole situation is just stressful ugh. I'm leaning towards just parting it out and trading it in for a mk7 GTI. The shop who did the install is going to take a look at it today. Hopefully it's just a blown fuse but something tells me I won't be that lucky.

Does anyone know how much of a hit I'll take on a trade-in with a dead ECU?
 
Nitron

Nitron

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Zonaglxy said:
Thanks for the replies guys. The car is my DD and I work 20 miles from home so I can't be without a car for long. This whole situation is just stressful ugh. I'm leaning towards just parting it out and trading it in for a mk7 GTI. The shop who did the install is going to take a look at it today. Hopefully it's just a blown fuse but something tells me I won't be that lucky.

Does anyone know how much of a hit I'll take on a trade-in with a dead ECU?
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Suck it up and get another ECU. You played, now you pay.
 
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