Q: Hello, after leaving my '10 TDI Treg sitting 4.5 months in the cold, it won't start or turnover. Seems to have good charge as alar
My TDI Treg had been sitting 4.5 months in the NY cold. Now it won't start but seems to have good charge as the alarm works. Key would not come out unless pin was pushed. Dash display said " Move selector to P position but it was already there. The shifter would not move no matter what. Next day, it just flashed certain dash lights but didn't turnover.
My car has 111000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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