check engine?

[Richard J Lebens]

Any chance this low milage vehicle is a lemon law car bought back?
None of the dealers can fix electrical gremlins, to abstract.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Nimmer" <george164 at earthlink.net>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 6:54 PM
> Subject: check engine?
>
>
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > I just picked up a 2003 Jetta TDI.  (I know, it isn't an Audi, but
> it's
> > a VAG product so maybe someone can offer a suggestion).
> >
> > It wasn't new - it was used, with only 1800 miles on it.  I used my
> > VAG-COM computer scan tool to check for fault codes once I got it
> home.
> > It had one odd intermittant voltage for something in the A/C
> system.  I
> > cleared the code, checked it again a week later, and it was still
> all
> > clear.  ok.
> >
> > Now I have had it for 2 weeks, and I have 2500 miles on it.  Just
> today,
> > the glow-plug icon came on (flashing), which the manual says is the
> > diesel equivalent of the "check engine" light.  Also, the brake
> lights
> > won't turn off!  That's right - even when the car is off, the
> headlight
> > switch is turned to off, the 3 brake lights are still lit!  It
> doesn't
> > matter if the handbrake is up or down - the lights remain on.  I'm
> > afraid my battery will be dead when I get up in the morning.
> >
> > Now here's the even more strange part - I plugged the VAG-COM in
> again
> > to check for codes - and it can't get at anything.  It reports all
> the
> > various system controllers as non-responsive.  The car starts and
> drives
> > fine though.
> >
> > I'm taking it back to the dealer tomorrow.  Just wondering if
> anyone has
> > ever heard of such behavior before???
> >
> > TIA!!
> > George
> > '84 and '85 4kq's
> > '98 Passat 1.8t
> > '03 Jetta TDI
> >
> > --
> >
>


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