Hi
I have just (last week) acquired a 2002 new beetle. It's my first beetle and I'm loving it but I'm having some problems:
When I was driving early one evening (day after I got it), I needed to put the headlights on so I did but the car started losing power until I turned them off again. I had the radio on plus the AC. I tried it several times until I worked out that if I took my foot off the accelerator, I could turn the lights on and it would be fine. (This has also happened when AC not on).
Next time I took the car out, the EPC light came on.
Since then, the EPC light has been coming on and off (and not nec. when headlights have been used).
The other night I was driving when I got flashed. I stopped the car and to my horror found out that I had no rear lights except the middle one on the boot. I also found out I had no brake lights when the lights were on. With the lights off, the brake lights were coming on (not immediately) and too dim in my opinion. The middle light is fine.
[hindsight: it did cross my mind to check my lights when I first got the car but I thought I should be able to trust the dealer (big time dealer) and esp. as they did a 'safety check' on the car before I got it]
Well I took it back to the dealer today and they said:
- they couldn't find anything wrong with the car and there was no error in the memory store
- they took it for a drive and tried the lights and didn't get the power drain issue
- the rear lights had blown.
I'm sure they said they had replaced the bulbs but stupid me didn't check them before I left, and guess what, tonight when I went to drive home I had no rear lights. I have used the rear fog light to make sure I was visible but again had no brake lights.
Obviously I'm pretty livid and will be ringing the dealer tomorrow but I wanted to know if anyone had had a similar experience? Perhaps a dodgy wire or two? I can't believe they couldn't find a problem. I'm sure they didn't believe me about the EPC light as it wasn't showing when I took the car in. (if it comes up again I'll be taking photos)
Also, (and I haven't checked the manual on this), if I have the door open, engine off, and apply the brakes, I get a lights on beep and the headlights come on! Surely that's not normal?
Thanks
From a loving-my-beetle-but-why-is-it-when-you-get-a-new-car-there's-always-something-wrong-with-it
noob to this forum ;D
I have just (last week) acquired a 2002 new beetle. It's my first beetle and I'm loving it but I'm having some problems:
When I was driving early one evening (day after I got it), I needed to put the headlights on so I did but the car started losing power until I turned them off again. I had the radio on plus the AC. I tried it several times until I worked out that if I took my foot off the accelerator, I could turn the lights on and it would be fine. (This has also happened when AC not on).
Next time I took the car out, the EPC light came on.
Since then, the EPC light has been coming on and off (and not nec. when headlights have been used).
The other night I was driving when I got flashed. I stopped the car and to my horror found out that I had no rear lights except the middle one on the boot. I also found out I had no brake lights when the lights were on. With the lights off, the brake lights were coming on (not immediately) and too dim in my opinion. The middle light is fine.
[hindsight: it did cross my mind to check my lights when I first got the car but I thought I should be able to trust the dealer (big time dealer) and esp. as they did a 'safety check' on the car before I got it]
Well I took it back to the dealer today and they said:
- they couldn't find anything wrong with the car and there was no error in the memory store
- they took it for a drive and tried the lights and didn't get the power drain issue
- the rear lights had blown.
I'm sure they said they had replaced the bulbs but stupid me didn't check them before I left, and guess what, tonight when I went to drive home I had no rear lights. I have used the rear fog light to make sure I was visible but again had no brake lights.
Obviously I'm pretty livid and will be ringing the dealer tomorrow but I wanted to know if anyone had had a similar experience? Perhaps a dodgy wire or two? I can't believe they couldn't find a problem. I'm sure they didn't believe me about the EPC light as it wasn't showing when I took the car in. (if it comes up again I'll be taking photos)
Also, (and I haven't checked the manual on this), if I have the door open, engine off, and apply the brakes, I get a lights on beep and the headlights come on! Surely that's not normal?
Thanks
From a loving-my-beetle-but-why-is-it-when-you-get-a-new-car-there's-always-something-wrong-with-it
noob to this forum ;D