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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady

Member since 5/05 18163 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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VW owners, or people who have lojack
Do you ever have a battery problem? I'm SO frustrated. My battery always dies. I drove it to upper manhattan and back on Saturday and my mom went to drive it this morning and it was dead. I mean, ***, man! It always happens. I don't know if it's a VW thing, or if lojack drains the battery? Any insight?
it's not the battery. I already repalced the battery, it didn't really help the problem.
And this is WORSE in the winter
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Posted 9/12/06 12:17 PM |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!

Member since 7/06 8703 total posts
Name: STBHC
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
From experience...I doubt its a VW thing. Maybe they installed a faulty lojack system or battery in your car.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:19 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady

Member since 5/05 18163 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Posted by EmilyAKAMrsK
From experience...I doubt its a VW thing. Maybe they installed a faulty lojack system or battery in your car.
It's not the battery. The car is 6 years old, this is the 2nd or 3rd battery.
Do you think it could be lojack?
I have no reason to believe there's anything wrong with my lojack or lojack has nything to do with it, but someone said lojack draws a lot of "juice"
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Posted 9/12/06 12:20 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
Name: Meaghan
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
I have lojack and have no battery problems in my 2004 Xterra.
ETA: my FH has a 2000 Mustang with lojack and i dont think he has replaced the battery yet
Message edited 9/12/2006 12:22:22 PM.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:21 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady

Member since 5/05 18163 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Then it shall remain a mystery!
it really stinks. right now ym car is in the garage, and I can't even get to the hood to jump it
Message edited 9/12/2006 12:24:49 PM.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:24 PM |
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IGLover
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Member since 9/05 2361 total posts
Name: Kristen
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Sounds like an alternator problem.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:26 PM |
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Smiley
LIF Infant
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
My DH thinks you may have a problem with your alternator, unrelated to LoJack.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:26 PM |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!

Member since 7/06 8703 total posts
Name: STBHC
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Posted by JenniferEver
Then it shall remain a mystery!
it really stinks. right now ym car is in the garage, and I can't even get to the hood to jump it
it definitley sounds like an isolated issue..isolated to your car . the only trouble i have had with the vw is how quiet the engine is. i end up trying to start the car when its already on and it makes a scary noise.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:26 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady

Member since 5/05 18163 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Alternator! Thanks. I will check it out.
If I just say "my battery keeps dying" they won't listen, but if I ask them to check the alternator, they may actually do something
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Posted 9/12/06 12:27 PM |
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kaklesmay
Love my baby boy!

Member since 9/05 1151 total posts
Name: Kim
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
VW stinks. Me & DH had a Golf, a Jetta and a Passat in the past and we've finally learned our lessons.
NO MORE VW for us.
Battery problems for us were a regular occurance.
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Posted 9/12/06 12:35 PM |
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dpli
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Member since 5/05 13973 total posts
Name: D
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Posted by KristenNYC
Sounds like an alternator problem.
This is exactly what I was going to say.
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Posted 9/12/06 3:41 PM |
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beautyq115
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Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
Name: Me
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
I have a VW and my car died infront of my house once and also other things related to the battery have stopped working at times...I HATE THAT FREAKIN CAR
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Posted 9/12/06 5:24 PM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady

Member since 5/05 18163 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
Posted by kaklesmay
VW stinks. Me & DH had a Golf, a Jetta and a Passat in the past and we've finally learned our lessons.
NO MORE VW for us.
Battery problems for us were a regular occurance.
My car is within the range of years with known electrical problems.
I still love my car, and we still bought another VW.
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Posted 9/12/06 7:33 PM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Member since 8/06 12785 total posts
Name: Bonnie-Jean
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
I kept getting a dead battery..... my car guy checked it out and traced it back to a short in the trunk light.... it was staying on all the time (I'm hoping he didn't shove someone in the trunk and they told him about it ).
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Posted 9/12/06 8:45 PM |
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MrsPornStar
Partners in crime

Member since 10/05 14656 total posts
Name: Mama
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
I have a VW Passat and have never had any problems with it in the 2+ years I've had it. Definitely have the alternator checked.
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Posted 9/12/06 9:06 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
Name: Meaghan
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Re: VW owners, or people who have lojack
i LOVED my jetta - i should have never sold it.
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Posted 9/12/06 9:07 PM |
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