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My engine light came on last year and I had to replace the serpentine belt and the thermostat. I was out of warranty by this time and spent ~$400. Two weeks ago my air went out and had to replace the fuse assembly for another $400. Now it is back in the shop again because the engine light came on. I am afraid now that it's paid off that the car will start nickel and diming me if I don't get VW to admit to an electrical problem!
you may not believe, I won a 2007 Jetta with 15000 miles on it, yesterday when I was driving on the highway, stop at a red light the engine starrted behaving somehow WIRED. The engine light came on and the Battery light too, for no good reason.
I do take my car for the 5K, 10K and 15K service to the VW dealer. Now I think, the electrical circuit of VW may not be good.
Thanks,
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I have an 04 Jetta which seems to be having the same problem. I put the key in, turn the ignition and get nothing. The lights blink, the dash ABS, OIL lights come on, and the starter click, click clicks, but no joy. When I press the brake key, I notice the gear selector light turns off and I hear a click, but that's it.
Did you have any luck? what did you try?
Thanks!
kattmarl
I have a 2006 Jetta 2.5 with 88K miles. Over the past 2 weeks, I've had to get a jump twice to get the car started. Once jumped, she purrs along as if there weren't a thing wrong. The first time she was jumped, she started right up and I had no issues for over a week. The 2nd time was this afternoon.
Both times, the car had only been driven 1/2 mile or less the day before & then sat for about 20 hours. Battery light never comes on, so I don't think it's a battery/alternator problem. It sounds like it could be a short or at least something putting a drain on the battery, but there are no sensor indicators of anything wrong.
Has anyone else experienced this type of problem?
My 99 Jetta 3 Wolfsburg with 115,000 miles has been having intermittant problems with the instrument cluster. The tach and speedo stopped functioning occasionally, and now have gotten worse (fuel and other guages ALWAYS work fine) Tach/speedo will work only about one out of every 20 or 25 starts. My VW mechanic removed the cluster and put in a different one as a test replacement, and it worked. He advised he could put in a new one for about $400, but the new one would start out with zero miles on the odo. He said there are a couple of companies that you can mail the cluster to and they can repair for about $150, but that means I would have fuel, temp or oil gauges for a couple of weeks (not sure if the vehicle will even start without the cluster). Anyone have any ideas regarding the specific problem or possible solutions?
Thanks!
Thanks for your help.
part of the engine with a hose. The dealer determined that a switch in the radiator fan
was stuck in "high power" mode, even with the engine off and the fan not turning.
This was placing a drain on the battery.
Frequently the stereo loses power and cuts out, but will always come back on
as soon as I switch the iginition off. This happens under 2 circumstances:
1) the car has been sitting in the sun and is hot.
2) when I hit a bump, even a small one. This is much rarer than 1), which
happens nearly 100% of the time in hot weather.
I've checked and reseated the fuse multiple times, as well as quadruple-checking
the connections for the stereo's wiring harness.
This sounds like a relay-related problem, since switching the ignition off
restores power every time - I doubt it would work like that if it was a loose wire.
I would appreciate any ideas before paying Al & Ed's to diagnose the problem.
My '99 Jetta III instrument cluster was misbehaving. The tach and speedo failed to work almost all the time (they did work maybe once every 25 starts), while the other gauges (fuel, temp, clock, etc.) worked normally. When my mechanic said he could install a new cluster for about $450, I balked, and called the local auto recyclers for a used one. I found one from a '97 Golf, which is supposed to be the same cluster, and plugged it in. Now, everything works, but for some odd reason, the airbag indicator light stays on. I would assume that something wouldn't actually malfunction with the airbags by coincidence, so something in the replacement cluster is causing this. Anyone have any suggestions regarding the airbag light (or with the original malfunction of the tach and speedo)? Thanks!
I have a 1995 Jetta.
I'm guessing there's only one model of Jetta's made in 1995 because that's the year it says on the Owner's manual.
anyways,
the car alarm system goes off ALL THE TIME. It's so annoying. You open the door, with the key and it goes off. Why would it go off when you open the door with the key??
My question is, how does one turn off a car alarm. I know you have to enter the code. But I'm not sure the sequence that you must follow to turn it off.
You have to press MODE and then punch in the number, but its not that easy...
you have to press 1 and 1 twice for 11, because there's no 11 button.
Thats why i get confused.
can anyone tell me the sequence you're supposed to follow when shutting off the alarm. I'm pretty sure my brother knows the code.
Thanks.
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Any idea's are greatly appreciated
thanks,
thanks
joe