# Need help with a '96 Volkwagen Jetta **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173 "2008-03-17T13:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/1 "2008-03-17T13:52:53Z")
This girl that im dating is having issues with her Jetta. So what she told me was that just randomly the electric locks stopped working and the alarm went goes off and she cant start the car. So she just let the car sit and the alarm go off by itself and when she came back out of class it started again but she says that her rpm’s are bouncing. Any ideas? She bought the car a while ago with the alarm already in it and she said it just started doing this randomly. I haven’t had a chance to actually look at it yet. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kilmer420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kilmer420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kilmer420)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/2 "2008-03-17T15:26:24Z")
Immobilizer and aftermarket alarm don’t mix well on VW’s… ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/3 "2008-03-17T15:48:59Z")
pics of girl? ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/4 "2008-03-17T16:51:11Z")
> [@Callouts....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callouts/35434/60): > > Immobilizer and aftermarket alarm don’t mix well on VW’s… anything I can do/look for on the car and try to fix it? > [@WTB: s13 sr20 turboback exhaust & s13 shocks/spings & s13 front lip.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-s13-sr20-turboback-exhaust-s13-shocks-spings-s13-front-lip/35503/9): > > pics of girl? wouldn’t of guessed that was coming :finger: ---
**Author:** ![kilmer420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kilmer420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kilmer420)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/5 "2008-03-17T18:59:26Z")
> [@New Car Suggestions](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-suggestions/35520/2): > > anything I can do/look for on the car and try to fix it? You should be able to scan the ECU to see what code it’s throwing. (non motor related, in the instrument module, BCU) ---
**Author:** ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/6 "2008-03-17T21:17:23Z")
I’m betting its the factory alarm and I’m thinking the battery is going out… ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/7 "2008-03-17T23:21:09Z")
> [@WTB: s13 sr20 turboback exhaust & s13 shocks/spings & s13 front lip.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-s13-sr20-turboback-exhaust-s13-shocks-spings-s13-front-lip/35503/9): > > pics of girl? x2 we need a better description ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/8 "2008-03-18T05:50:47Z")
> [@Recommend some good OEM seats](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-some-good-oem-seats/35514/11): > > I’m betting its the factory alarm and I’m thinking the battery is going out… that was my first thought but it doesn’t act like mine. if my battery is low the alarm doesn’t go off till i try to start it. and doesn’t shut off till i lock and unlock the doors or pull the battery cable off for a bit. the other thing is it does let me start it when the alarm is going off. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/9 "2008-03-18T10:27:44Z")
> [@WTB: s13 sr20 turboback exhaust & s13 shocks/spings & s13 front lip.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-s13-sr20-turboback-exhaust-s13-shocks-spings-s13-front-lip/35503/9): > > pics of girl? x3 ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Integra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@Black\_Integra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_Integra)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/10 "2008-03-18T22:15:46Z")
> [@Honda Suspension Question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/honda-suspension-question/35515/12): > > This girl that im dating… …So that’s where you’ve been. i thought you moved back to florida :mad: ---
**Author:** ![06F4i](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/e99b99/32.png) [@06F4i](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06F4i)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/11 "2008-03-18T23:38:48Z")
x2 dick ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/12 "2008-03-19T16:12:47Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/35149/161): > > …So that’s where you’ve been. > i thought you moved back to florida :mad: no no haven’t been seeing her that long…i’ve been working but anyways update…today she said her none of her gauges would work any more ideas i suck at electrical and don’t know anything but hondas. thanks again ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/13 "2008-03-19T16:15:06Z")
dude just post a picture… ---
**Author:** ![1st\_v-dub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ee7513/32.png) [@1st\_v-dub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1st_v-dub)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/14 "2008-03-20T08:00:38Z")
grounds? Check the main, probably under the battery box, for corrosion. IDK where the rest are in a mk 3 but there is probably one on the bell housing or engine block somewhere, and maybe one by the throttle body. as everyone else was first thinking, did you actually check the battery? VW’s are very tempermental when it comes to electrical stuff. Could maybe even be a flaky alt and the thing is running just off of the battery at times. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/15 "2008-03-20T08:51:49Z")
You will never figure it out. tell her to just sell it. its a first year OBD2 VW…what a nightmare There is a wire in there somehwere you can just short out and it will disable the entire alarm. I have done it before. that information was found on VWvortexx ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/16 "2008-03-20T08:54:26Z")
thanks vdub and joe ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/17 "2008-03-20T11:00:15Z")
Goodluck ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/18 "2008-03-21T06:26:45Z")
I found out some more info that might change the situation a little bit. After talking with her dad I found out that the car is actually a '95. I looked at it a little bit last night and got in it just to see what it does and the grounds looked good but the gauge cluster situation is the speedo and tach don’t work but the water temp and fuel do work. The tach just kinda stays at zero and twitches a little bit. Anything I can do with the cluster to check it out to see why it isn’t working to atleast try and get the speedo back for her? ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/19 "2008-03-21T06:36:44Z")
hahaha my friends 98 speedo only works 5% of the time and randomly smoke pours out of his dash… good luck with that one! ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-with-a-96-volkwagen-jetta/196173/20 "2008-03-21T07:43:36Z")
> [@Ignore - No Longer For Sale](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ignore-no-longer-for-sale/35372/6): > > hahaha my friends 98 speedo only works 5% of the time and randomly smoke pours out of his dash… > > good luck with that one! thanks for the encouragement lol