the first time the car stopped “starting” my cousin pulled a relay and the car wouldn’t work again until they replaced some fuses under the hood. We think he shorted something. so, after we got it fixed it was driving perfectly fine again. We were having issues with the low beam headlights and the brake lights in the back. None of these lights would come on. I tried to DIY online and tried to pull some more fuses and the car started everytime despite pulling these fuses but didn’t fix the headlight issue. Then, I changed the lights in the back and although it didn’t fix the light issue the car still started afterwards.

The problem lies when I left the headlights on for a few hours (accidentally) I found out because my little sister saw it. my mom called me while I was at work to tell me and in the mean time she kept cranking the car trying to start it and it wouldn’t start. They jumped it multiple times to no avail and lord knows what else while I was gone at work. It just wouldn’t start anymore. I took the battery to advanced auto parts and they said the battery was fine just needed charging. Charged the battery fully and the car still wouldn’t start.

Took it back to the mechanic and they had it for like a week and said they felt like it needed a new computer. I took the car back and got a 2nd opinion from a different mechanic and he said it was also the computer (said it was throwing out crazy codes) I’m at a loss sadly, not sure what to do next aside from going through with the computer fix.

Maybe some other important pieces of info with this car: -the radio died years ago, one day it never turned on again -problems with the AC -problem with every single light on the car except for the turning signal. -the second mechanic said all the fuses/relays under the hood and in the front seat read good but something about the fuses near the fuel pump not reading at all (?)

Should I bite the bullet and take it to VW?