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kengotit
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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hello, guys im pretty new to the site.
i have owned the car for about a month and half. and yesterday just died on me. when i was trying to leave
it wouldnt start on me NO click click it was just silent then i tried jumping it nothing happen either. i towed it to my house
(which was covered by my insurance) because the VW dealership was closed, then towed it again from my hosue to the
dealership. i told the mechanics the car is dead, he tried nothing either, somehow he got it to start. but they took it in to
check what was srong with it. CAN ANYBODY KNOW what exactly wrong with it? maybe engine maybe trans? I dont know
much about cars. thanks for your time.
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| Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:04 am |
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| Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:15 pm |
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kengotit
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hey, thanks for the reply,
They called me this morning and said they didnt find anything. but they will keep it untill today
to find out no start or no click click. i hope they can fixed it. also i also have to pay $145 for the
diagnostic test which my warranty does not cover IF there was nothing wrong with it.,
VW dealership arent going to ripped me off are they? also there is no extra charge if i keep
my car for a extra day is there? thanks
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| Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:10 pm |
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dieseldogpi
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Friend of mine had a similar problem with her 2004 Jetta. Seemed like some sort of electrical bug that the could not diagnose, even after like 5 visits. Her car used to just turn off on her, sometimes in the middle of driving. They never did find out what was wrong.
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reubenbubu
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i had a similar problem but it was only a minor problem with the self starter, an electrician fixed it right on the spot without changing any parts
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| Tue May 13, 2008 6:36 am |
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hey, thanks for the reply,
They called me this morning and said they didnt find anything. but they will keep it untill today
to find out no start or no click click. i hope they can fixed it. also i also have to pay $145 for the
diagnostic test which my warranty does not cover IF there was nothing wrong with it.,
VW dealership arent going to ripped me off are they? also there is no extra charge if i keep
my car for a extra day is there? thanks |
have they found any thing that could have been the problem?
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| Tue May 13, 2008 4:57 pm |
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i know it maybe sounds stupid but check your battery nodes, they maybe corroded and whatnot...give them a good cleaning and if that doesnt work it could also be the battery or the starter as one of the other guys mentioned above.
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| Thu May 15, 2008 5:35 pm |
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kengotit
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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hello,
Thanks for all the repls and tips. but the VW dealer fixed the problem they say it was the starter so they replaced it for me for about $700.
but the that $700 i had to pay out of my pocket but my warranty will send me a check. they also said that my Oxygen censor is broken aswell,
but the enginge light doesnt go ON so i didnt bother changeing it but it seems like i kill more gas than ever is that the problem? should i change it?
thanks again.
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| Tue May 20, 2008 11:18 pm |
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i would change it. is it covered under warrenty as well??
glad you got it sorted.
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| Wed May 21, 2008 11:05 am |
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Burnout
Joined: 19 May 2008
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ohh i am so sorry about that 
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