VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTER: Questions and answers

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

Hi. I have a 2007 Volkswagen Crafter and the engine light has come on. The engine has a slight misfire on low revs. I have had a computer on it and it says that the glow plug module/relay is faulty. Where can I find that? (2.5 diesel lwb 109)

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

I have a 2008 Volkswagen Crafter LWB and the battery was dead. Now that I have charged it the mileage is coming up on the clock 00000. Any ideas? Does it need to be reset?

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

My Volkswagen Crafter`s heater plug light keeps coming on and going into lame mode. Any suggestions why?

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

I have a 2007 Volkswagen Crafter and am having issues with opening the door with the keys. The battery is flat and the vehicle has not been started in a while. I would have thought that even with the battery being flat I was able to open the door by using the key but that is not working. Could someone please provide a solution? Thanks.

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

My Volkswagen Crafter is using a lot of oil and there is excessive smoking on overrun. DPF is okay and turbo has been checked. Any ideas?

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

Hi. I have just bought a 08 plate VW Crafter lwb van. I don’t know if it me being thick, but I can’t find how you adjust the mirrors. Thanks.

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Are they manual or electric? If they are manual you just carefully push the glass to adjust - Gareth Williams from Kent

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

Hi, I have a 2008 VW Crafter with a 2.5 engine. Sometimes the revs go up to 1000 and the engine then knocks at 2000 revs. This lasts for a while then goes away, sometimes I have to turn the engine off and restart it. Can anyone tell me what is wrong, is it a sensor or is it more expensive? Thanks.

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It is the diesel particulate filter being cleaned. The engine knocking at 2000rpm will only happen when under hard accelaration. This happens every two to three days with my crafter for about two mins depending whether it is around town or not. There is nothing to worry about as this is the electronics injecting diesel into the diesel particulate filter to burn the carbon and clean the diesel partculate filter. This will occur more frequently if you do a lot of around town driving - Drew Ritchie from Perthshire

I had the same problem with my VW Crafter, I traced the fault to the vacuum pump with is driven off the cams on the p/s on the engine. I replaced the vacuum pump and have had two problems since - Sam Conway from Ireland

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

I had a replacement steering rack, anti roll bar bushes and anti roll bar links fitted onto my Volkswagen Crafter. The problem is that the rack is still knocking - faulty rack?

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

My Volkswagen Crafter runs but when you put your foot down it stops just like you have run out of fuel. It then turns over very slow before starting. What is the problem?

Volkswagen Crafter 2011

Where is the fuse located for the headlamp on the VW Crafter and is there a separate fuse for n/s & o/s? (109 LWB HR)

Volkswagen Crafter 2009

I have has a yellow symbol come up on the dash of my Volkswagen Crafter along with the message ’adblue rest’. What does this mean and how do I top up the adblue? (cr35 109 blue tdi)

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

The battery light keeps appearing on the dash of my Volkswagen Crafter - what does this mean and what should I do?

Volkswagen Crafter 2009

The rear interior light on my Volkswagen Crafter does not work. The display on the dash shows that the door is open, but if I put a meter on the light there is no power there. Where are the door switches? Why did they have to fit an ecu to control interior lights? DOH!

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Check the loom under the passenger footwell. I had a similar problem when the jack cover on the floor nipped a wire in the loom and damaged it and it happened to be the interior light wire that was cut. A long shot but it worked for me once repaired - Tony Sidney from England

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

Hi. Does anyone know where the handbrake adjuster is located on my 2008 Volkswagen Crafter?

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

My Volkswagen Crafter interior lights comes on when driving, as well as the wipers, indicators and radio. In fact, everything controlled by ignition goes dead if I turn off the engine and restart and it is fine until the next time the fault occurs. Any ideas anyone?

Volkswagen Crafter 2009

I bought an 09 demo VW Crafter 35mbw 80kw with around 5,000 kms on the clock and from the date of purchase it has been back in main dealers for starter problems 7 or 8 times since. They solved that problem but more problems have started like clutch pedal going fully down to floor and also clutch pedal vibration when changing gears. WHAT’S NEXT? The mileage at present is 16,000 klms. I would never touch Volkswagen again. PS I owned 5 Transits before with no bother.

Volkswagen Crafter 2008

How do I remove the sump in order to replace oil pump? (136hp)

Volkswagen Crafter 2006

Every now and then my Crafter starts to produce excess smoke from the exhuast and the rev counter goes up to 1,000 revs, it smells like diesel being poured onto a hot exhaust. Any ideas? (109/mwb)

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The engine oil level could be too high - Dany Ostafi from London

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

The problem is I have blown the engine due to fault on engine management system. VW have carried out upgrade to ECU under a recall but will not help me out with cost of new or repair engine. Where do I stand?

Volkswagen Crafter 2007

How do I remove the stereo from my crafter van?

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The trim panel that surrounds the stereo and heater contols is clipped on- put a small screwdriver under the bottom edge and carefully prise off. Then undo all screws and remove it! - Tony Allen from Aberdeenshire

Volkswagen Crafter 2006

I am thinking about buying a 2006 109 lwb fridge freezer this weekend. It has just got a new turbo vacum pump, ball joints, brake discs pads and calipers. Am I mad to even consider or with all the work that has been done should I be trouble free for the next 60 to 70,000 miles? The van has covered 120,000 miles.