2013 Jetta Sedan 2.0 won't turn over. Battery is charged.

Asked by Driven_to_insanity Jan 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Comfortline

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2013 Jetta Sedan 2.0 won't turn over.  Battery is charged and I tried
boosting the car to start it. All dashboard and lights are ok.  I get one click from
fuse panel area when I try to start it. Could it be a relay in the fuse panel?

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Gene answered 2 months ago

Yes, VW's do have relay problems, even if they click the internal points maybe shot. You should also check the battery's ability to hold a load, and the main cables are not full of corrosion so they lose voltage, and of course the starter motor itself needs tested.

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Driven_to_insanity answered 2 months ago

Thanks for your input...I tried replacing 4 of 5 relays cause I couldn't access the fifth but problem still exists. The battery and contacts are really clean and solid. At this point it looks like starter motor itself is the problem. Thank you Gene.

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311,215

Gene answered 2 months ago

Our old VW fried the wiring right at the starter, so I had to replace the cable.

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