Starting Problems

hot_polo · Post by **hot_polo** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:37 pm

ive been having some problems with my gti recently, for some reason it doesnt seem to start up, it first happend last saturday.

Started the car usual that day an it wouldnt start, had to use jump leads in the end. and now yesterday morning and today, it just doesnt seem to start

anybody had this problem? or know what it could be?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:24 pm

Does it always need help to start or is it an intermittent problem? Mine had an issue where it sometimes wouldn't start. It happened once and I left it about 10 minutes and tried again, fired first time! Thought nothing more of it until about 2 months later when the same thing happened again, wouldn't start. Waited 10 mins but still 'nout. Luckily I was at home so I called VW Assistance out and their techie diagnosed a faulty ignition switch. Since that was replaced, its been fine!

When my car wasn't starting, it would go to stage II on the ignition (dash lights, blowers, headlights, radio all working) but as soon as you went to start the car, everything stopped including the blowers

hot_polo · Post by **hot_polo** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:18 pm

i had that problem the other day too, lol
i get past that stage, it makes a noise like its almost starting, but it just doesnt turn over? could it be the battery?

andrea · Post by **andrea** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:06 pm

I had that problem with my old polo. It turned out to be a dodgy brake light switch. The switch wasnt releasing properly and the lights were staying on and draining the battery!!

Hope you get it sorted soon

Andrea
xxx

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:04 pm

could be a number of things... i had a similar problem altho i dont have a gti... it ended up being the battery.... or it could be the alternator.