[OrangeOkie]

. . . As for the battery problem, have them replace the battery and the wires to the battery. I believe that was a problem with ours. Since that was done, no issue.

I charged the battery overnight, and everything is back to normal. But since the battery is covered under the
4-years/50K mile warranty, and this is the second time in three months it has drained unexplainably, I'm going to take your advice and take it in to the dealer and ask for a new battery. IMHBAO a husband can't allow his wife out into the highways and byways with an unreliable battery (hopefully that is all that it is.)

FWIW, I've not had any other problems with this satisfying vehicle.;-)

 

[OrangeOkie]

Just got it back from the dealer. It was not the battery. It was a faulty modulator in the radio which was intermittant and was draining the battery. All is well.

 

[OrangeOkie]

Not so fast my friends . . . battery just drained again after sitting in the garage for 24 hours. I took it back to the dealer and they called this afternoon and said they had not found any problem so far with their "diagnostics," and they wanted to keep it another day. This is starting to worry me a bit. I can't afford to have my wife stranded while I'm out of town.

 

[OrangeOkie]

Okie, get a new battery if you haven't done so already. For every vehicle I've ever owned, the root of all dead battery evils has been the battery itself.

I'm giving the dealer a chance to do just that, under warranty. They called today and said they could not find anything wrong. They also asked me if I locked the car over night in the garage. I said that we do not lock the car. They said that perhaps "something" is not shutting down and is draining the battery. They also said that when you lock your car, all systems shut down and the car "goes to sleep." I told them to keep the car for a third day, leave it unlocked over night and check the battery tomorrow. I guess we'll see what we will see.

 

[OrangeOkie]

Dealer called and said battery was deader than a door nail this morning. Since they couldn't find anything wrong diagnostically, they decided to replace the battery. I mentioned the cables have been reported to be a problem and they said they were going to run ground fault checks. I have been very pleased with the service and attitude of my hometown VW dealer Cable Volkswagen of Oklahoma City.

 

[OrangeOkie]

Okie, after replacing the battery did you have this problem again or was it truly only a battery problem?

No more problems. The vehicle has been 100% reliable. No more concerns. We love this truck!:joy: