2003 Jetta (not diesel)
Help please! Just got home last night from trip, left car in driveway to unpack, went to put car in garage and car would start but immediately shut off. Immobilizer light comes on and all lights come on, but information such as mileage is messed up. We tried (from reading online) connecting the battery charger for several hours even, with no luck, immobilizer light never turned off.
We stopped several times during trip with no problem, thank goodness we didn't get stranded!
I did read online something that made me wonder: that the problem might have to do with the high beam headlights causing a problem (a disconnect of the electrical...something like that) and what made me wonder if this could be our problem is that, after our last gas stop, about 1 1/2hr away from home, is the only time i used the high beams on and off for around 1 hour of a long, dark stretch of road. Could this be the problem? and is there a way to fix this ourselves?
I have read about reprogramming the keys, but don't know if this is necessary or would fix the problem (we have a second set of keys that resulted in the same problem) I find it hard to believe that reprogramming the keys would fix the root of the problem, the immobilizer would remain faulty, wouldn't it?
I hate the idea of towing to the dealership, doing a whole diagnostic check which i can hardly afford, let alone the repair itself.
I appreciate any help! thanks for a helpul response!
Help please! Just got home last night from trip, left car in driveway to unpack, went to put car in garage and car would start but immediately shut off. Immobilizer light comes on and all lights come on, but information such as mileage is messed up. We tried (from reading online) connecting the battery charger for several hours even, with no luck, immobilizer light never turned off.
We stopped several times during trip with no problem, thank goodness we didn't get stranded!
I did read online something that made me wonder: that the problem might have to do with the high beam headlights causing a problem (a disconnect of the electrical...something like that) and what made me wonder if this could be our problem is that, after our last gas stop, about 1 1/2hr away from home, is the only time i used the high beams on and off for around 1 hour of a long, dark stretch of road. Could this be the problem? and is there a way to fix this ourselves?
I have read about reprogramming the keys, but don't know if this is necessary or would fix the problem (we have a second set of keys that resulted in the same problem) I find it hard to believe that reprogramming the keys would fix the root of the problem, the immobilizer would remain faulty, wouldn't it?
I hate the idea of towing to the dealership, doing a whole diagnostic check which i can hardly afford, let alone the repair itself.
I appreciate any help! thanks for a helpul response!