Battery problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta

Driving home from work. Has made two stops. On the way to my home my abs and airbag lights came on, radio froze, then car shut off. Was advised fuse panel on the top of the battery had melted. Mechanic found no reason for this to happen. No other issues.

My 2003 vw Jetta has been in the shop more in the past 6 months than in the last 5 years. The latest two problems were; 1) the engine coil (was replaced once by recall) and 2) my fuse box on top of my battery melted. I have spent over $1,500 in the last two months on the car. Was told that only one engine coil was allowed under the recall, and was told the fuse box melting was a common occurrence even though they did not ever find the "real" reason for it to melt.

: the contact stated while driving in a rural area going 50 mph, the battery light illuminated. The contact pulled off the road to call a tow truck. Before the contact could get the call made, the vehicle caught on fire, and burned to the ground. The fire department extinguished the fire, and determined the fire originated from under the hood. Prior to the incident, the contact detected a faint smell of rubber burning. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to this incident. The dealership was not notified, but the contact planned to notify them soon. Updated 10/17/2006 -.

My brake light swich has been replaced 3 times on my 2003 Jetta tdi vw. Failure of this switch causes brake light's to either stay on consistently or not turn on at all. Loss of turbo in vehicle and can cause loss of power due to battery shut down.

Vehicle experienced hesitation, keyless key battery does not work, epc light illuminated due to lost of power, jack fell while car was on it, and problems shifting the car out of park. When the epc light illuminated for the second time, the dealer replaced the engine control module. The vehicle experienced two flat due to the tires being overinflated.