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Won't start

Volkswagen Golf 2013 Golf  238000 miles
The dash lights come on but when I try to turn it on, there is nothing
Vane from Australia 9 years ago  
VA
9 reports 
Niki from New Zealand 9 years ago
It will be the battery or spark plugs
Tijjani Abubakar from Nigeria 2 years ago
I have lost my key sensor
Oscar from United States 9 months ago
Las luzes del tablero enciende pero el motor no
banano from other 8 months ago
En mi coche del 97 era la bobina de encendido es facil cambiarla y no hace falta llevarlo al taller quita el cable del medio del distribuidor el del medio ese te lleva a la bobina, haz una prueba uno que se suba al coche sacalo del distribuidor y ponlo al lado del motor y dile a tu amigo que intente arrancar si no da chispa esa es la solucion, en amazon venden la pieza antes la pones pruebas y ya veras como va, si no va devuelves la pieza y ya es un problema diferente
Ruben from United States 8 months ago
Hola buenas tardes mi golf quema la bobina la reemplazo y luego de dos o tres días me la quema de vuelta
Fernando from Mexico 2 months ago
Tengo un Passat 2012 no enciende en frío
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My car will not start

Volkswagen Golf 2013 Mk 5 1.6 fsi 160000 miles
I’m having an electrical issue theme car won’t start I’m not getting spark or fuel! Can’t seem to establish which relay is for fuel pump! And if there is a relay for the spark ignition system!
Bryan from Australia a year ago  
BR
12 reports 
Connie from United States a year ago
2012 Golf TDI. Crank, start, dies immediately. Flashing glow plug light.
Alawad from Germany 5 months ago
قمت بتغير المفتاح من كفر قديم الى حديد فاصبحت السيارة لا تتعرف عادلى المفتاح الجديد تبدا لثانية ثم تطفى وتظهر قراءة عادلى لوحة التحكم كلمة save
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 4 months ago
It might be the spark plugs or the ignition coils that might be the culprit
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Diaz from United Kingdom 2 months ago
I'm having the same issue. I took it to a different mechanic and one of them is saying it is in the low pressure pump and the other one is saying it is the relay. Can someone help me ?
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 2 months ago
Change the relay and scan with the computer and check if you are getting fuel and spark because the fuel injectors might be the culprit or the spark plugs or ignition coils
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Crank but not start

Volkswagen Golf 1999 Hatchback 113800 miles
The car cranks but does not start
Ayanda from South Africa a year ago  
AY
3 reports 
Rc25 from Canada a year ago
Cranks over but no fuel if spray starter fluid in it it starts and runs but glow plug light still on
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 4 months ago
It might be the fuel pump or the spark plugs and the ignition coils
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The engine won't start

Volkswagen Golf 2011 Hatchback manual 270000 miles
After tampering with engine fuse box, the car won't start.
Sele from South Africa a year ago  
SE
2 reports 
Bobo224 from United Kingdom 5 months ago
What fuses did you take out? I took out fuse 11 or 12 and it's caused my car not to start anymore. The fuses with dots on them are fuses that won't show 12 volts on my multimeter
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Csr won't start

Volkswagen Golf 2014 golf hatchback 2.5  145368 miles
Try to start my car just cranks fuel pump doesn't sound like its working
Jaypsintguy from United States 5 months ago  
JA
2 reports 
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 4 months ago
I think it has no spark so the spark plugs might be the issue or the ignition coil
roddebug from United States 3 months ago
How long since fuel filter changed?
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Doesn't start when sunhot

Volkswagen Golf 2004 2.0 TDI 140 315000 miles
Good morning,
Basically the car is perfect, nice start, no problem at all but when I leave the car on the sun (I'm on Sicily/Italy so for now outside we have like 42/48°) the car won't start and does some noise, other than this if it start and I turn on the AC or the lights it will stop them off but not just them but also the arrows sign, clacson, lights and comfort buttons and at the very end the dashboard will turn off and give absolutely no sign, for have new life signal from her I have either to wait or leave it away from the sun

We tried changing the piece behind the keyhole, we created a new negative for the engine, we changed every fuse and relè but still nothing

One thing that I can say is that when the car won't start the battery sign doesn't appear
Dieghito from Italy 2 months ago  
DI
1 reply 
Primoz from Slovenia 2 months ago
I had a very similar issue with my 2019 VW Golf Variant 2.0 TDCI. The car wouldn't start and displayed the error message: "Check the starting system. "

The official VW dealership replaced the battery, alternator, and the main control unit, leaving me with a repair bill of around €3,000, yet the car still wouldn't start. In the end, I had no choice but to sell it as a faulty vehicle.
It's a shame that cars which were once known for their reliability are increasingly becoming disposable products.
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Heater plug light not coming on and will not start

Volkswagen Golf 2010 hatch diesel 1500000 miles
Heater plug light not coming on and will not start
barry from Great Britain 7 months ago  
BA

Wont start an no ignition lights

Volkswagen Golf 2005  258 miles
Not starting
Has no interior lights
Want diagram inside interior
golf from New Zealand 8 months ago  
GO
1 report 

It doesn't start flushing the key on the cluster

Volkswagen Golf 1999 AKL 285000 miles
Doesn't start crank only flushing the key on the cluster
Nsizwa from South Africa 9 months ago  
NS
3 reports 

Won't start

Volkswagen Golf 2015 Tdi 121000 miles
Won't start
Code that steering wheel won't lock

Transmission code
Blue from United States 10 months ago  
BL

Engine does not start

Volkswagen Golf 2014 Mk6 116000 miles
After a intake cleaning , valves, everything went back as suppo a 3d too , now the engine does not start
Bones from United States a year ago  
BO

Car not starting flashing gears

Volkswagen Golf 2009 1.4 tsi 4000 miles
Car not starting flashing gears
ramookitshepo from South Africa a year ago  
RA

Car not starting flashing gears

Volkswagen Golf 2009 1.4 tsi 40000 miles
The car not starting
The foot pedal sign in the cluster off
Gears flushing even when it is in parking mode
ramookitshepo from South Africa a year ago  
RA
6 reports 

Won't start

Volkswagen Golf 2013 Golf  35000 miles
The dash lights come on but when I try to turn it on the it doesn't start
Vane from Australia 9 years ago  
VA
14 reports 

Alternator, battery or short circuit SolvedSolved

Volkswagen Golf 1994  200000 miles
Hello, everyone. My car's battery unloads too fast and this has been happening since the day I bought the car. The alternator has been repaired but I was told that, in order for it to receive the signal and start charging, I had to give a sharp acceleration to the vehicle. This is how I've had it this whole time but I would like to know if there is another way for the alternator to charge without this first acceleration. Now, if I do not do it, and try starting the engine and turning it off and then on again, this last time it won't start. And it is because the battery is already depleted, and… Read complete
Vannie from United States 11 years ago  
VA
Rank 1
7 reports 
Solved
Best answer (according to Vannie)
Vannie from United States 11 years ago
Finally, it was the feeding wire from the alternator to the batery, which was absolutely worn out due to no replacement since 1994. So I changed it for a new one and now it is charging perfectly. I hope my experience helps someone else in the future.
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Electrical and clutch plate

Volkswagen Golf 1997 Golf 3 52365153 miles
The electrical system goes off when I try to start the ignition thereby causing the engine not to start and all lights off untilk I touch battery head before light and electrical systems come up again but still won't start
Kumai from Nigeria 4 years ago  
KU
5 reports 
skypt from Singapore 2 years ago
check fuses on the engina bay,
there is a big ones
Cargo from South Africa 2 years ago
Ny battery light wont go off ... then when i turn the key on ... nothing goes on instead the oil light goes on then dims off and the car cranks but wont start
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Starting problem

Volkswagen Golf 2017 Hashback 200000 miles
My golf 5FSI is not starting, when i turn on the key on the ignition the dashboard turns on but it doesn't really start. Please help me
SanZ from South Africa 2 years ago  
SA
7 reports 
Marjo from other 2 years ago
E njejta eshte edhe per Golf 5 benzin 1.6 2005 me ndez driten e qelsit ne kroskot dhe Nuk ndizet Por qelsi eshte i rregullt
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 4 months ago
It might be the spark plugs or the ignition coils that might be the culprit
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The engine won"t start

Volkswagen Golf 2006 hatchaback manual 1.9tdi 32100 miles
When I turn the key the electric motor turns but the engine does not start
marius from other 10 months ago  
MA
3 reports 
The Jetta Mechanic from Egypt 4 months ago
The spark plugs might be the culprit or the ignition coils
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Starting problem

Volkswagen Golf 1983 hatchback  25000000 miles
It swings but does not start in the morning
golf from South Africa 3 months ago  
GO

We replaced the engine...it doesn't want to start...

Volkswagen Golf 2012 Hatch back 150000 miles
We connected everything that was supposed to be connected,now we don't know what is making it to not start
Odela from South Africa a year ago  
OD
2 reports 

Computer box problem

Volkswagen Golf 2010 Hatchback  55000 miles
My golf 6 tsi 1.2 won't start
Tsepuna from South Africa 2 years ago  
TS
4 reports 

Start engine

Volkswagen Golf 2001 1.8t 125000 miles
Not start engine and present problems in fuel
Andrés from United States 2 years ago  
AN
3 reports 

Starting problem

Volkswagen Golf 1996  185000 miles
My problem started three months ago when the engine started stalling suddenly, I was able to start it again but it would stall once more after a while. At that moment, I was told it was the coil that was having problems, so I bought the replacements which were not cheap at all, they were installed and the car started working perfectly. Perfectly until two days ago when, I parked the vehicle on the street to do some shopping and, when I returned, I started my car and it did but, when I was about to leave, it stalled and did not want to start again any more. I had to tow it home and I definitely thought it was the coil once again, so I bought it, installed it, but it won't start at all. What should I do? What might be another possible cause?
fronia from United States 11 years ago  
FR
16 reports 
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