My mum's 1996 VW Golf auto (1.6l IIRC) has developed an intermittent starting problem - sometimes the car won't start in Park, but will be OK in Neutral.
She took it to the local main dealer and they ran a diagnostics check (check 5051). Apparently, this didn't indicate any logged faults, so for some reason they changed the ignition switch (and charged her nearly £90 for the work).
To me, who's used to old fashioned autos, given the symptoms, I assumed it was a fault with the gearbox interlock switch, so my questions for the collective are: does a 1996 auto Golf have a conventional interlock switch (and if so, where is it located - on the GB or in the passenger compartment on the gear selection lever)? If not, it must have some kind of interlock, where is this located and is it possible to check and/or change it?
Thanks.