take your pick...

1- it's blinking because engine is overheating. If so, you may do more
damage.
2- coolant level is low
3- fans not running see above #1
4- coolant pump impeller cracked and slipping see #1
5- coolant sensor going bad, but then again I never replaced one for falsely
going red.
6- do you have heat in the car? If no good sign of the coolant pump



"flarosa" > wrote in message
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> My car is a 2000 Beetle, 2.0 ltr gas engine.
>
> About a week ago I suddenly got a blinking red temperature light while
> driving. I had been driving about 20 minutes at the time. I checked
> the coolant and oil, both were normal. The next two days I was fine
> driving to work, which is about 10 minutes each way. The next day I
> ran a few errands after work and I got the same blinking red light
> after driving a little over 20 minutes. This is the light that looks
> like a thermometer, not the check engine light - and doesn't turn red
> and then start blinking later, it goes from off to blinking red right
> away, accompanied by several beeps.
>
> I made an appointment with VW to check it out, but they won't be able
> to see me until next Wednesday.
>
> Can anyone guess what this is, and whether it is safe to drive my car
> for the next week until someone can fix it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank