72 beelte always ran great til last night. lights went out in dark. pulled over and turned it off. then it wouldn%27t start again and had to get a tow. anyone know what that could be%3F

Asked by mawhoyia Oct 09, 2013 at 10:14 AM about the Volkswagen Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

was driving 72 super beetle with headlights on in dark and the lights went out. parking lights with blinker on allowed me to see in the dark until I found a place to pull over. at that point I turned the car off and then it wouldn't start again. does anyone know what the problem could be.

backyard12fixer answered 11 years ago

My 74 would have the headlights go out when driving or if I wiggled the headlight switch. Replaced the switch and all is good. Might have had a wire come off there also. Won't start sounds like some type of wiring issue.

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Chris answered 11 years ago

Check your fuses in the fuse box under the dashboard.

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