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Thanks daddyfixit - yep my mechanic is pretty embarrassed about the whole incident! Mistakes happen though, and as you say he'll have learnt from it (he'll probably use a lot more loctite going forward!). I didn't give him a hard time because I do still respect him as a top notch mechanic. I just wondered whether it was a common problem with Galaxy's in particular.

Hi, Done a search but found nothing; I'm just wondering whether anyone else has encountered this scenario:- I was 'making progress' down the outside lane of the A303 when suddenly a clomp from under the car and complete loss of drive. AA discovered that the bolts attaching the driveshaft to the gearbox had fallen out (fortunately caught by the undertray), and the driveshaft had come out. The bolt threads weren't damaged and the AA man managed to put it all back together successfully and get us back underway. I'd had a new driveshaft fitted by my mechanic the previous week - obviously not totally unrelated! I'm left a bit perplexed though because I have absolute confidence in my mechanic - he was until recently a Master Technician at a VW/Audi Main Dealer (now self employed). I know he must have tightened the bolts because in the week between the new driveshaft being fitted and this incident, I'd done 1,000 miles, much of it up and down first gear hills in Cornwall. Right up until the moment I lost drive, I had absolutely no symptoms of any problem looming. Car has now been back to the mechanic and locktight applied to the bolts. Interestingly in the 250 or so miles after the AA man put it back together, the bolts hadn't loosened at all. It's a 2004 1.9TDDI (130) with 135k. Anyone suffered this or any ideas why it might have happened?

Quick update on this; my mechanic found this was the state of the wiring going into both rear doors! Clearly am amateur (Although I'm lead to believe it was done by a local garage) had got to it before I bought the car. It's all sorted now with new wire added to keep the joins outside the area that flexes. Central locking restored to full functionality :-).

Did you ever get to the bottom of this mrben? I have exactly the same on my 54 plate TDI (128k miles) - only sometimes, and only ever when going into fifth gear. It shouldn't be the DMF on mine, as suggested by xavier, because the clutch and DMF were both replaced less than 1500 miles ago (and it made this same sound both before and after they were replaced). It's not a major issue, but it's interesting to see that I'm not the only person to have experienced it.

Thanks daddyfixit - much appreciated. Being a complete novice, I was somehow hoping that the section of the loom could just be replaced - sort of plug and play idea; from what I've learnt today, the loom in a car is all one piece. I'll get my mechanic to do as you suggest with a repair using overlength wire - fortunately for me his day job is at a VW dealership and he runs an Alhambra as his own car. No doubt he's already had to do this repair on his own car!

Out of interest daddyfixit, did you repair or replace the loom? I'm wondering how expensive it is to replace it because if one wire's broken, chances are the rest are in a pretty poor state (my car's done 128k).

Hi All, I've not been able to find this specific problem using the search, so forgive me if I'm covering old ground. My Mk2 Galaxy (54 plate TDI Ghia) locks using the key in the lock or the remote (although the remote is a bit temperamental), but 5 seconds after it has locked, you can hear the locking motors whirring again, and find that the car has automatically unlocked itself :-(. Currently, the only way I've found that I can get the car to stay locked is to reach in through the rear door and operate the internal locking button on the Driver's door panel, and then manually lock the rear door before closing it - bit of a pfaff every time I need to lock the car. I've been all round the car and checked that all doors, boot, bonnet and fuel flap are properly closed, so I don't believe that to be the problem. Prior to this latest issue, the Central Locking was only operating on the front doors and tailgate - something I was prepared to live with. I know from other posts that the culprit for that problem seems likely to be a broken wire in the driver's door or tailgate loom. I've had a look and can't see any obvious breaks; and having no electrical testing equipment (or capabilities!) myself, I'm going to probably have to give it to my local garage to look at - the problem is that I'm self employed and can't afford to be without the car for any longer than absolutely necessary, so any help people here can give me to point the garage in the right direction will be very gratefully appreciated. Many thanks (and great site by the way) John.

To be honest, I think I'll just get a sticker such as this for the car: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Vehicle-Security-GPS-Tracker-Alarm-Device-Stickers-Car-Van-Tracking-Sign-/230878122613?hash=item35c1689275:g:EQsAAOSwuAVWzKaY Sylray; your solution is excellent, but I'm more interested into trying to get the barstools to move onto a different car rather than decide to pick on mine. I remember back in the eighties I bought a dirt cheap stick-on mock keyhole and alarm an alarm sticker for the window of my car. After I had traded the car in, I had the garage on the phone complaining I hadn't given them the key to the alarm. If it fooled them, I was happy it would deter all but the most determined thief. I know technology has moved on a long way since then, but maybe a case of prevention is better than cure?

Hi, I'm a new member on here, although I'm about to take delivery of my second Mk2 Galaxy. Previously I had a 1 year old Galaxy Ghia Tdi Auto in 2005, which I thoroughly loved. At the time I had 5 kids, so an MPV was a necessity! The kids are all grown up now and my life has gone through major change, so my 'new' Galaxy is a 54 plate Tdi Ghia (130) with 127,000 miles under it's belt. It will double as a family car and 'works van' for my gardening business. I must admit to being concerned about the high mileage - it's by far the highest I've ever had, and it's replacing a Subaru Legacy estate that's only done 82,000 miles. She has full service history though, including cambelt and waterpump last year, and is having a new clutch and DMF fitted before I take delivery. Oh, and the non functioning parking sensors are being sorted, along with the non functioning rear washer (yes, I know the two are probably linked after reading some very useful info on here last night!) and a couple of windows that don't work. Looking forward to learning lots more useful info - great site; all seems very friendly :-) John.