20 Most Recent 2001 Volkswagen Beetle - Page 9 Questions & Answers

Hi, The pulley is out of alignment. That is why the belt comes off. Also check for interference where belt maybe rubbing on to. Good luck.

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Check the heavy duty cables from the battery to the starter motor and solenoid and also the battery earthing (grounding?) - there terminals could be corroded / burned.

Hope this helps you a bit. If it does, a "Fixya" rating would be much appreciated. If it doesn't
help you, I'd be grateful if you didn't bother with a rating at all. Just come back and tell me what you found. Cheers, D

HOPEFULLY U MEAN AUTOMATICALLY OR BY REMOTE?IF SO THEN GO TO THE CAR.LOCK THROU THE CYLINDER AND HOLD THERE FOR 5 SECS.THEN UNLOCK THE CAR HOLDING THE KEY FOR AT LEAST 5 SECS.THE WINDOS MUST ROLL DOWN.IF NOT.OPEN THE CAR GET IN CLOSE DOOR.SWITCH IGNITION ON.HOLD EITHER THE 4 OR 2 SWITCHES UP.THE WINDOWS MUST ROLL UP.RELEASE AND REPEAT 5 TIMES.THEN DO THE SAME BY PUSHING DOWN THE SWITCES RELEASE AND REPEAT 5 TIMES.U SOULD NOW BE ABLE TO HAVE THE AUTO BACK ON.IF NOT THEN CHECK FOR DTCS AT COMFORT ECU.THERE FOR U.!!

MOTOR CODE PLEASE?WILL HELP BUT NEED THAT!!

AIR LEAK FAULTY CONTROL THROTLE VALVE AIR MASS METER FAULTY.FOR MORE INFO NEED MORE INFO FROM U.LET ME KNOW.

I'm assuming you have manual adjustment seats. There is a spring underneath the seat that locks the end of the lever into corresponding notches in the seat frame rail. That spring has either fallen off or broken.

oil needs to be changed every 5000 miles along with a oil filter

The power roof is Fuse #30. The power windows are probably controlled by a fuse located in the small fuse panel located on top of the battery. The car's electrical system is controlled by a 110 amp fuse and circuit breaker.

No fuse. light bulbs have filaments which works like a fuse. When old and too hot they simply burn out. The license lamp works off the headlight switch. I would check the wiring first

lateral acceleration sensor is on how much to get it fixed

next time it does this, try spraying wD40 on the distributor, all around it. if this fixes it, you have a crack in the distributor cover. just replace it. good luck

Try the thermostat. Very common on these models.

check for vacuum leaks in controls

Vent control problem, check cable to flaps, sounds like cable come off?