HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 2000 VW JETTA...
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Asked by 2000JETTAPROBLEMS Mar 22, 2012 at 08:31 PM about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

THE CAR STARTS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WHEN I TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL IT RUNS FINE, WHEN I GET BACK HOME IT SITS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND WHEN I GO TO LEAVE IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GONNA START BUT WONT TURN OVER ALL THE WAY, I TRY IT A FEW MORE TIMES AND SAME THING...I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT A HALF HOUR OR MORE AND THEN IT WILL START AND BE FINE DURING THE DAY, ANY ADVICE ON TO WHAT IT IS??  HELP PLEASE...

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Tom answered 12 years ago

Sounds like you might have a flaky starter or a weak battery.

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GuruTBXMG answered 6 years ago

My Jetta sounds like it might be doing the same thing. It takes me a few tries to get it started after it has sat for several hrs but other than that it starts up with no problems. Did you ever get yours figured out?

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