Volkagen Eurovan Intermittent starting failure - a stumper!

steverfrancis
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:38:19 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

We have a 2001 Eurovan. It will start fine, run for 1 second, then die - as if being killed by the security immobilizer.

However:

- it’s an intermittent problem. Once it kills the engine, it will keep killing it until we leave it for half an hour or so. Then it (may) start fine. (Had to leave it overnight once.)

- the VW dealer seems stumped.

- no warning lights are on after the engine is killed (other than battery)

They have replaced:

- the key coil sensor around the ignition

- the wire leading to the security computer

- the security computer

- the main ECM computer

- all the keys

After the last service (main ECM computer), we had no problems for 2 weeks, but now (of course, while we are on a road trip to Utah), it’s started doing it again.

No pattern as to it doing it after long or short drive- just intermittent.

Runs fine once it stays started.

A downer, as now we dont trust that we wont be stranded in a remote part of Canyonlands, or Zion, (which of course is what we came to see) with a car that wont start and no cell service. (And it has been overnight before we could get it started, sometimes.)

Any idea/help/advice?

Thanks

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