My 90K mile 2004 Touareg needs an alternator. Actually the STOP FAULT DRIVETRAIN message (something like that) came up in red letters with three long beeps. Drove it to the dealer and he called back saying the alternator is not sending enough juice to power all the systems necessary so some are dropping out?
Anyway, they have to mainly drop the engine and the tab is 2700 dollars. I just can't imagine it could cost that much. Any advice?
Maybe as an associated question, how long will my Big Blue T be worth keeping around? Anybody with some good 180,000 mile stories of Teutonic longevity? It's been a bad year. First the timing belt scheduled at 80,00 miles, then the thermostat went bad about 5000 miles ago and I wasn't sophisticated enough to realize I could have told them to replace it when they did the belt.
Sorry for such a glum attitude and such a long post. Thanks,
Paul
Anyway, they have to mainly drop the engine and the tab is 2700 dollars. I just can't imagine it could cost that much. Any advice?
Maybe as an associated question, how long will my Big Blue T be worth keeping around? Anybody with some good 180,000 mile stories of Teutonic longevity? It's been a bad year. First the timing belt scheduled at 80,00 miles, then the thermostat went bad about 5000 miles ago and I wasn't sophisticated enough to realize I could have told them to replace it when they did the belt.
Sorry for such a glum attitude and such a long post. Thanks,
Paul