Family is borrowing my '02 TDI and they went to start it, they said the dash lights up and the gauges move all over the place randomly, nothing happens when tried to start. Could this be a possible ground issue? I'm out of state and won't be able to look at it for a few days. I bought a new battery last year, they said that the negative terminal is corroded but they cleaned the terminal and still no change. I'm trying to sell the car (it's in the for sale section here). Which ground should I check, I believe there is one underneath the battery and one on the firewall by the ECM.
'02 Jetta won't start, dome lights and gauges work, Ground Problem?
- Thread starter hartzpad
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Herm TDI
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- 2002 Golf GLS Malone Stage 3, P+520 nozzles, 11MM Inj pump, Sachs VR6 clutch, Stelth Race Pipe, Immo Deleat, EGR Deleat
Most likely it is the starter motor itself that has died.
Funguy
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- 2015 Golf Sportwagen dsg and 2015 Passat 6 M/T
<P>Do they know that they need to press the clutch to the floor to start the car or be in park if it's auto? I helped a lady the other day who wasn't pushing the clutch, in her own car, all the way to the floor to start.</P>
ATLGolfTDI
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My 03 has the same symptom. One bad clutch switch (assuming manual) that only misbehaved when really cold (hence the reason I have not replaced it yet)