troubleshooting a New Beetle info (NAC)

[Dan Simoes]

vwvortex.com or newbeetle.org are the places to look, but odds are good
that the car may qualify for goodwill or other help, since the car is
known to have these problems.

I may be able to get you the MAF and fuel pump relay for a lot less
money, and she can probably replace both herself (seriously).
Or, find a lister in FL (Dave Head?) with vag-com and have him slap the
parts on and reset the codes for her, charging a minimal fee.

Douglas Frank wrote:
>
> I just got a panicy (panicky?) phone call from my dear old mother,
> and after all the tears and stuff, this is what I've learned
> (I think):
>
> It sometimes (on cold mornings?) will crank for 1-2 revs,
> then quits; the "check engine" light is on.
>
> She got it running eventually and the dealer pulled codes:
>
>   bad MAF
>   bad fuel pump relay
>
> $700+ to fix (hence the panic) and since I'm paying for it,
> some of those tears I mentioned are mine.  I'd wrench it myself (or
> at least try to), but the car's in Florida and I'm freezing my butt
> off here in NH.
>
> I'm looking for wisdom repositories right now.  Is there a New Beetle
> list that's as active and useful as this one is?  Yahoo groups has a
> few, but they're very small (few subscribers).  I can't seem to find
> an equivalent to audifans.com.  Hell, I can't even find an equivalent
> to audiworld.com.
>
> Thanks for any pointers!
>
> Oh, the car's a 2K GL (I was too cheap to spring for a GLS.  Bad, bad
> son!).
>
> --
> Douglas Frank    Compaq Computer Corp.
> ZKO              110 Spit Brook Rd.       The older I get,
> 603-884-0501     Nashua, NH USA 03062       the better I was.