2008 VW Jetta car starts and dies

Asked by 1bitch1mom Mar 13, 2020 at 08:47 AM about the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2008 VW Jetta I installed a new steering
column came with key fob and now when I fire it up
it shuts off immediately please help

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Tyler_Smith answered 4 years ago

The computer isnt reading the transponder in the key. It will need to be reprogrammed.

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