Skimax
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2001
- Location
- White mts, NH
- TDI
- 97 B4 variant(retired at 330K), 2000 B5 1.8T passat retired, 2013 SE (buyback5/17) 2015 SEL, 2015 E-Golf SEL sold March 2019, 2018 Volt LT and a 2007 PRHT MX5 for fun
So I just got back from driving our new 15 SEL from NH to WI and return a week ago. Ran great no issues. Saturday my wife drove it ~ 20 miles and parked it for about 5 hrs. Upon trying to start it she saw a "no key in range" message. I brought the spare key and got the same results. Had it towed to the dealer.
The dealer replaced the battery and all is well again. They claimed they drove the car monthly during the period it couldn't be sold and kept the battery charged as well as load testing it prior to delivery. I'm not sure that they load tested it but we'll never know for sure.
The battery in the 13 we sold back to VW lasted almost 4 years with no issues.
The dealer replaced the battery and all is well again. They claimed they drove the car monthly during the period it couldn't be sold and kept the battery charged as well as load testing it prior to delivery. I'm not sure that they load tested it but we'll never know for sure.
The battery in the 13 we sold back to VW lasted almost 4 years with no issues.