Jetta L4-1588cc 1.6L DSL SOHC Turbo (1985)
Instrument Panel/Dash Board: Customer Interest
Dashboard - Cracking Noise
GROUP:
70
NUMBER:
87-03
July 31, 1987
MODEL(S):
Jetta, 1985
SUBJECT:
Cracking noise - dashboard
Temperature changes at the defroster outlets can cause a cracking noise due to expansion and contraction of the plastics.
Determine if the noise is caused by the outlets by checking as follows:
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Run the engine to operating temperature.
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Set the temperature and distribution control levers to the right for maximum defrost. A cracking noise in the dashboard may be heard.
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Set the temperature control lever to the full left (A/C mode). The same cracking noise may be heard as the defroster outlets cool down.
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In severe cases, replace the dashboard. Replacement dashboards have polyethylene installed between the dashboard and the defrost vents. The Part
Number is unchanged.
Production Change:
Polyethylene installed between dashboard and defrost vents as of Feb. 1985,
VIN:
16FW 407600.
Material change for defrost outlets as of Feb. 1986, VIN: 16FW 444183.
