2002 Volkswagen Golf Battery/Alternator issues

2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
98,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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AURIELAS
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I am having some problems with starting the car in that it is like a flat battery, but then you try 10 minutes later and it starts fine. I also have the alternator warning coming up every now and then and the car seems to lose power occasionally. It looks like that there may be something wrong with the black thick wire that runs into the little box (maybe control module?) on top of the battery. There is some build up and looks like there may have been a short with the wire next door. I cleaned this and re-attached, but still having problems.
Nov 21, 2008 at 5:37 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Get the alternator and battey load tested then report back
Nov 21, 2008 at 5:40 PM