dosent sound like the timing belt. The check engine light coming on could mean a bunch of different things from having a loose gas cap to a more serious problem. Have the codes pulled and post them here for additional help or have your mechanic take a look.

 

Well depending on how much time you have left on your warranty... it doesn't hurt to take it to the dealer before the Bumper to Bumper warranty goes out. It should be 4 years or 50,000 miles. Hopefully you fall withing both!

 

please do post what the dealer said was the problem after your car come out the shop ... you can go to any autozone to find what codes pop up for free ....

 

I am curious, what do you mean by codes and how do you find these?

 

I am curious, what do you mean by codes and how do you find these?

when something goes wrong with the car(check engine light), the computer throws out a code.. you can see the code number with a special tool. Dealer usually a lot for it. You can buy the cable on ebay for 10$. Search for "USB VagCom" and check the codes yourself

 

The "Check Engine Light", (a.k.a. "Malfunction Indicator Lamp" in VW-ese) can mean a lot of different things. The most common way to trigger one is a loose gas cap, but it can be anything from that to impending engine doom. There is no way to tell just by looking under the hood.

When the car turns on the MIL, the car's computer has posted a code in its internal logs. Go to an AutoZone, and request that they "pull codes" for you. They will plug a little gadget into your car (into the connector underneath the driver's dash) then give you some codes, (i.e. P1044). Post them here, and we can tell you if you need to make a trip to the dealer or not.

SirWired

 

codes are stored for an indefinate amount of time untill scanned/read .then they can be erased or kept in computer logistics

 

turbo..
hes from new jersey:crazy:

 

wow thanks for all the replys! its been quite a while since ive visited PW and last time i was here it seemed a little....dead

glad to see there are still many active members :thumbup:

anyways ill make a trip to AZ and let you guys know whats up

thanks again
-chris

 

if u want u can come to the thursday gtg in edgewater nj and i can scan your code and clear it for ya.

 

ok so the code is Po441 - Evap emissions control failure

doesnt sound like i should be as worried as I should be... correct me if im wrong though

hmm thanks for the gtg invite but I just got an apointment for my baby to go into the shop thursday. I can reschedule the appt but id rather not drive 45mins with my car in it's condition. Is there a list of whos going or a thread somewhere? last one i went to... the hooters gtg kinda fell through where me and (i think it was flipped) were the only ones to show up :thumbdown

let me know im definatly interested tho :thumbup:

thanks again for all the responses
-chris

 

did a search for the P0441 code and it sounds like a lot of people have had this same problem...

looks like a purge valve failure... first thing tommarow ill check it and the hoses i guess

i went the indy shop route and I have an appointment for thursday... now im thinking if I should go the stealership route on this one.

Not sure if my warranty is up, i bought it used at least 2 years ago i will have to check my files though.

If the culprit is indeed a faulty purge valve is this even better to save some money and make it a DIY job? sounds easy enough based on the other threads. but then again im not very "handy" and found replacing my bulbs somewhat difficult

again, TIA
-chris