Lets see...since I last checked in, I've shredded my Serpentine Belt, got a random CEL, lost power to radio and have no A/C...lol
Back in April, I was heading to work when I noticed the steering was real tight/stiff when changing lanes, then I immediately noticed my engine temp was rapidly rising. It became quickly apparent that I lost accessories power and therefore shut down the car and coasted over a few lanes to the side of the highway. After opening the hood it became clear that I broke or more definitively, shredded the serpentine belt...there was melted rubber everywhere. I had the car flatbeded to Northwest Garage in Bradenton. They work primarily on VW's and I had met the owners son as several VW shows. It There was nothing that stood out that caused the belt failure, as in a seized pulley. The tensioner is prone to failure and mine was "ok" but I had it replaced anyhow since it had 70k miles on it and was easy to replace since belt was off.
