I've had my cute little bright yellow bug for 8 days and the electrical system is going crazy!! Just yesterday I was driving it and the lights across the dashboard came on (brake light, seat belt light, etc) and the gas peddle would not work. I could not speed up. It crawled to the auto parts place (thank goodness). Battery checked out fine. But alternator was not charging. Later the same day, it worked fine. Battery needed to be charged and Alternator checked out fine. This morning, again, the dashboard lights came on, the gas peddle would not work, crawled home. Any suggestions? Oh, I didn't buy the extended warranty. Right now, I have contacted the dealership to see if I they can put my in touch with the previous owner to see if she has had any problems.
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could be a bad "ground", ground cable, or a short in a system.
Possibly the voltage regulator is not recharging the battery when the vehicle is running or even as simple as battery connections are dirty and loose.
first is there anti freeze in the radiator. How hot did it get? you can have a stuck thermostat or a bad water pump,and or a hole in one of the coolant hose. check and see if the radiator is full,if it is not add water,and start the car,and wait. about 5 minutes see if the upper radiator is soft when squeezed if it is then thermostat is ok ,but if it is hard to squeeze you have a stuck thermostat. if the that is ok . you may have a bad water pump or even a radiator fan not working
This sounds similar to my problem yesterday, where the lights were blinking on and off and the gauges going up and doing like crazy. It was the battery has lost most of its charge (only had 230CCA out of the expected 800).
Fortunately, the battery was still under warranty.
"Sorry if I put this in the wrong place but I just got a recall notice for the sunroof drains on my bug.
It's SERVICE ACTION 60A7/S9 and pertains to all NBs from 2001 - 2007
equipped with sunroofs. It's also for certain Jettas, Audi A4s, Golfs,
GTI, and Passats. You'll probably get a notice but I wanted to let
people know just in case, for some reason, they don't get the
notification...maybe because they're not an original owner etc.
VW will clean, modify and inspect the sunroof drains and tubes. There's
also a form to be reimbursed if you've had to pay for any problems in
the past".
Which means that, if you or your car didn't go to this recall, then VW will sort it all out for you for for free. Its a manufacturer's problem.
Just pop in to a dealership and ask, if its been done, you're back to square one but its worth a crack................. Good Luck.
However, here's a website which shows you how to service your sunroof.
Do you have the turbo model? If so you could have a bad turbo. You may also have bad valve seals or piston rings. If you have a turbo you can remove the hose or pipe off of the outlet side of your turbo between the turbo and the intake manifold. If there is oil in it your turbo is leaking and will need repaired.
I have a 1999 f-250 super duty, v-8, it was good all day the day before, yesterday I was going to drive it to town, would not start, power is good, lights come on, turn key no response.
There is a slow drian being placed on the battery from one of the VW accessories installed on your bug. I had a very similar problem with my daughter's 1998 Beetle, and the cause was traced back to the hood latch. There's an electrical connection to the hood latch, and when the connection fails it places a slow drain on the battery. Although I'm not fully certain, I beleive the connection is part of the circuit that allows the security system to sense that the doors, hood and trunk are all closed.
I also had a problem with the electrical trunk release actuator, and had to have it replaced once. The remote key fob signals a the electrical actuator to open the trunk lid when the trunk release button on the key fob is pushed. If your trunk release operated normally, you probably do not have an electrical problem by your trunk.
About 60 percent certain you problem is located in your hood release circuit. An experience car nechanic should be able to test this circuit using a hand held electrical meter before it is removed and replaced.
Good luck. My daughter's bug has been acting normally ever since the latch was replaced about 2-3 years ago.
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