Re: HELP! battery/electrical problems

["Jonathan Thames" <jthames@monbar.com>]

I remember reading something somewhere about another potential electrical 
problem stemming from a bad ground wire or power cable between the 
alternator and the battery, allowing a continuous open circuit.  Just another 
idea/ suggestion. My girlfriend's Passat GL (long since gone) had this recurring 
electrical problem that we could never solve, wherein if her car was not running, 
her battery would run down after about 1 hour if she left it connected, forcing 
her to constantly need her jumper cables (she could drive for hours with no 
problem, though - different from your problem).  She had the alternator and the 
battery replaced at least once each (we lived at opposite ends of the country 
then, so I couldn't monitor), to no avail. She only got by by unhooking the 
battery every time she stopped the car.  I have a '95 Jetta GLX myself, and 
have had no problems. Good luck.