I once had a very similar sound in my Carat. I'd just shut down in our
driveway when I heard a terrible buzzing sound coming from behind the dash,
sounded like a relay gone wild or a huge arcing short. It stopped for a few
seconds, then started again. The sound was so scary I immediately dove under
the back seat, grabbed a wrench and disconnected the battery. The sound
stopped, then a few seconds later began again, as loud as ever! I walked
around the front of the van to discover a huge dragonfly trapped behind my
grill.

Not a likely scenario for upstate NY in the winter though...

Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

www.wordless.me

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am having a strange issue that you might have an idea what the heck it
> is.
>
> I have an 88 Wolfsburg Automatic. It started to recently make a strange
> static type sound coming from the Dash. Sort of sounds like a slight buzz,
> it comes a goes. I have heard what electrical shorts sound like before and
> it has a different sound.
>
> All the electrical components are working fine. It just starts and stops on
> its own.
>
> I have a strange gremlin here, not sure what to make of it.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Anyone heard of this before?
>
> I know this is a strange one diagnose but I thought I would give it a try.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Robert
>
> Upstate NY
>