I have a 1996 VW Jetta 2.0 automatic, when I first got the car everything was working just fine then about 3 months latter I went out to start it and the car was tottaly dead. I jump started it and it ran just fine. About a month latter it did it to me again so I went and bought a new battery thinking that was the problem. It was running perfict for over a year and then it just started doing it again. I could jump start it and it would run fine for a few weeks then I would need to jump it again. Then it just got progresivly worse to the point now I have to jump start it every time I get in it. I had the battery checked and it is working just fine. Also it takes nothing to jump start the Jetta as soon as i connect the cables it takes right off. What is really getting under my skin is that the battery is not dead at all I never lose memory on my clock or radio presets.
I was thinking it might be a short in the starter/silinoid or something, am i going down the right path? I dont want to keep taking off good parts to have them tested getting me no where.
If anyone could help I will be very greatful