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1994 Volkswagen Corrado 2.8L No Start
Posted to European Driveability on 6/11/2001 1 Reply

Hi all, I have a U.K. VW Corrado VR6 1994. It seems to have an immobiliser fault. The vehicle starts, then immediately stops. The engine ecu stores a code 17978 - Eng control module blocked by immobiliser. If the code is cleared, it will return on next attempt...

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Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1994 Volkswagen Corrado

VIN [No VIN Available]
Engine2.8 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans5-speed Standard
DeliveryFI / MPi
EmissionsCat UK
SymptomsNo Start
OccursAlways
Misc.Immobilizer

Trouble Codes

17978Engine control module blocked by immobilizer
Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1994 Volkswagen Corrado

VIN [No VIN Available]
Engine2.8 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans5-speed Standard
DeliveryFI / MPi
EmissionsCat UK
SymptomsNo Start
OccursAlways
Misc.Immobilizer

Trouble Codes

17978Engine control module blocked by immobilizer