EPC light car wont start after battery change. '08 jetta
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Asked by Hisle72 Aug 08, 2017 at 09:58 AM about the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg Edition

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2008 vokswagen jetta wolfsburg.  drove it in the morning, came out 4 hours later and a red light is blinking on the tail light very rapidly. i go to start the car and no power at all, so i got a new battery and go to start it again and it wont turn over and im getting an EPC light, ABS light, a steering wheel light.  it has power now but will not turn over.

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Kevin Liam answered 6 years ago

Here's a related thread that will probably help. My guess is that your immobilizer kicked in. https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion- c23020_ds726655

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