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missy.j -> RE: bizarre electrical malfunction (8/15/2007 1:56:46 PM)
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I have a 2004 Cabrio -- that I absolutely adore; but this spring I noticed it seemed a little sluggish. Seemed to have a little less acceleration and occassionally 'coughed'....took it to the dealer, who of course found little to nothing wrong - but did change the brakes and put in new spark plugs for absurd amounts of money!! Shortly after that the car was of course still having the same issues, and now had a new one. The new issue started at the begining of the summer [of course the car's original issue seemed to heal itself] First - in very wet conditions I noticed the ABS brake light come on. My mechanic told me it simply meant that at that time the ABS system was disabled, and that I should have VW look at it when I could....no big problem. Then it started happening more often, but still when damp. Then one day I came home during one BIG electrical/thunder rainstorm and noticed the interior light [that comes on when you open the door] on the drivers side door was on, even though the car was locked up tight and hadn't been touched. Then it went off. WIERD. And its new, additional trick is: I open the car and sit down to drive - drivers side door still open often, and the car RELOCKS all on its own. My guess, the car can't tell I opened the door so it thinks I opened it and walked away and engages that safety feature that relocks. Course, there were days I didn't notice what had happened, and I turned the key only to have my alarm go off?! Yikes. Any ideas? I can bring it to the dealer, but I'd love to have a clue where to send them. Thanks!
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