VW electrical question

[john112deere]

This came up in a general automotive discussion forum on my school's e-mail system...

A knowledgeable VW guy said the best solution to electrical gremlins on newer VWs was to disconnect the battery for 24 hours, to let all the computers/modules reset themselves.

I countered that that's all well and good unless there's actually a problem- broken/chafed wire, corroded connector, etc.- in which case disconnecting the battery won't solve anything.

His answer was "that doesn't happen on modern VWs"- all the problems are in the modules.


Comments?

 

[d-kuzmen]

 

[andym]

My only comment is that there are very few absolutes in life.

 

[john112deere]

That's what I was thinking, Andy.

Even if we assume that there are ZERO defects from the factory (bad assumption) what happens if the thing gets wrecked, then rebuilt?