Car wont start, might be starter?

so yesterday 11/20/2019 my 2013 vw jetta was running perfect, started fine and ran fine.

this morning 11/21/2019 i went to start the car and i had a series of lights and noises that where new, one of which being a single higher pitch beep when the 6 normal ones where done. when i went to turn the key all i heard was rapid clicking paired with all of the lights in the car freaking out. but the car wouldnt start. i got 2 different messages on the ODOMETER, they are "--->P/N", and "CLUTCH" so im thinking a clutch position sensor might be out, but the clicking has me thinking the starter might be bad. sadly i dont have a code reader to check the engine light and i cant move the car because it wont start.

Video of issue:
https://youtu.be/pefok9UcpHw

Clutch on ODO:
https://gyazo.com/7b5cb8d7634cb1456ccafcd201bfd797

--->P/N on ODO:
https://gyazo.com/7d2179b0228625a5231762a54042e6f1

Check your battery.

I’ve checked the battery, took it to auto zone and got it tested, was told it was good

low voltage is typical of creating high pitch beeps instead of regular beeps. Low voltage also can make multiple sensors produce erroneous codes. I would first say your battery, TDI's require strong batteries. If its truly not your battery, the starter could have failed as well.

Was there a big temperature difference between 11/20 and 11/21? - blame the battery

Get a multimeter, you tube how to use it and check your battery that way. Sitting in your driveway not running, then trying to start. Those battery check autozone places are often run by kids that are often more conversant with their phones than how to run a test.



Multimeters are less than $30 at walmart or home depot, you don't need an expensive model just a cheap digital one.

If you have to replace the battery buy a OEM, not some auto zone junk either

Buy a new battery. Almost everyone at AZ doesn't know **** about **** in my experience. Did they perform a load test ?

Hook up wallmount battery charger put to start mode start car and go get new batt.

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I’ll give trying a whole new battery a shot, I have tried to start the car off a jump and it has the same results. One thing I also noticed is when I turn the key to energize the car I don’t get any hydraulic assist in the breaks either

Could be your battery is pooched bad enough to stop the car from starting. Starting to sound like it may be the starter though or a grounding issue.

I’m going to try jumping the car without a battery, see if that works, if not I’ll check the grounds on the starter and the starter itself, I’ll keep y’all posted

Not a good idea to completely remove the battery from the circuit!

Tjorgensen said:

I’m going to try jumping the car without a battery, see if that works, if not I’ll check the grounds on the starter and the starter itself, I’ll keep y’all posted

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Why did you delete your last post where you mentioned actually jumping it without the battery..and you heard a pop at the alternator?..probably should not have done that