Immobilzer acrtive on vw


Immobilzer acrtive on vw Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model/year of your VW? 2009 EOS Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Eos yourself? What have you tried so far? Just tried to turn the key in the doo...

Immobilzer acrtive on vw Mechanic's Assistant: What is the model/year of your VW? 2009 EOS Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Eos yourself? What have you tried so far? Just tried to turn the key in the door Mechanic's Assistant: Is the VW in "Park" or "Neutral?" Do you know if your VW has a "wheel lock" feature? In park

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Hello and thank you for using JustAnswer. My name is \*\*\*\*\* \*\*\*\*\* I will do my best to assist you. During this conversation you will be given an automated offer for a phone call. You may accept or decline that offer.I don’t personally offer this service so if you take this another tech may call I’m sorry that you’re having trouble with your vehicle. I will do my best to help you resolve them. Please understand that I do not know your knowledge or capabilities so I may need to ask questions to find out basic information to help solve your specific problem. My aim is to give you the best service possible and to help you. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Sometimes it may take a moment for me to respond because I may have to look up information about your concern. I appreciate your patience and will provide responses as soon as possible. Ok, first, a weak car battery can cause this, so check your headlights and if they are dim, battery needs to be charged before anything else. If lights are bright, then an issue in the immobilizer - either the key, immobilizer control module or body control module. This will require a shop level scan tool to diagnose, but there is a reset you can do to see it will disarm the immobilizer Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery for 10 minutes, then reconnect and see if it will start Thanks for using Just Answer and letting me help you. I hope I provided what you needed. If you find more help is still needed, let me know by listing out any remaining questions you have on this concern. I hope the remainder of your day is well.

Will try to disconnect the negative cable. My husband took the key to batteries plus to replace the battery in the key but that didn't help. Do you know how much the dealer charges to unlock it?
Automotive Expert
HI, If it has to be reprogrammed, around $150 if no parts involved. If it needs a new immobilizer control module, around $475 parts and labor

Is there any other way to disable the anit theft?
Automotive Expert
HI The only other way is to permanently disable it, but that runs around $1500 as you have to remove the control modules and have them sent out to a custom programmer to remove the immobilizer software

What a nightmare thanks for your response. This car was going to be traded in today and the damn thing pulled this crap.
Automotive Expert
you are welcome

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