If your 1997 Passat dies sometimes, you might have an issue with the alternator not charging the battery. You could also have a problem with the distributor or the coil.
Check that alternator is charging battery properly and change battery to see if you still getting same issues. It can also be a leak in your car radio, burnt alternator diode, or a shorted coil in the central locking system or windows.
The alternator is not charging the battery, therefore, the coil is getting it's charge only from the battery.
There are a lot of things that could be wrong. If you hear a clicking noise, it could be: -the alternator isn't charging the battery so it won't have the power to at least turn over -the battery is dead from other reasons than the alternator -wiring is grounded out somewhere along the ignition wiring -bad ignition switch -bad relay -bad fuse -ignition coil is defective -distributor cap is defective -rotor needs to be replaced ....sorry there are a million reasons....try check the battery and alternator and go from there...
while i was driving my car shuts off at nite while the lights are on, and i got it started back up and shuts off and comes back on ******************************************************** If you have a bad alternator it can cause starting problems. More likely because you were driving and not charging the battery, while draining it. The alternator re-charges while you drive. When you turned it off & came back the next day there was not enough juice.
needs a coil or distributor it could also be that the alternator isn't working and the car may be draining the battery every time you drive it
Could be anything electrical. Coil. Wires Grounding WELL any wire grounding out.
Actually the charging mechanism in an automobile is the alternator, and it works whether the wheels are moving or not. The alternator is one of the parts in the engine compartment that have a drive belt. These are the belts that turn the cooling fan for most cars, and for that reason the belts are commonly known as "fan belts". Most new cars have what is known as a serpentine fan belt, that turns more than one part of the car, the alternator being one of the parts being turned. While the engine is running the alternator is putting out a charge that continually charges the coil and other ignition systems along with the cars battery. When the alternator fails the car will run until the battery is drained of it's charge, and that is when you have a dead battery usually.
Idle air control? Fuel pump? Coil?
More likely a charging fault. Check stator, rectifier and regulator. A faulty ignition coil would cause misfire, scant acceleration and lumpy idle.
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