1997 Volkswagen Polo car not starting

Car: Volkswagen Polo
Year: 1997
Variant: 1.4
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
The car not starting when the key is turned.

The lights and wipers are working.

The fuel, handbrake and battery glow but the engine is not starting.
Posted: Mar 5, 2009 (15 years ago)
probably poor connections on the starter motor or the actual starter itself and these do suffer from key switch problems so try turning the key with a little more force than usual but dont break the key
Posted Mar 5, 2009 (15 years ago)

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