Volkswagen Polo Battery Problems

Problems mentioning the Battery on the Volkswagen Polo
Starter motor will not turn engine

The starter motor will not turn the engine when starting. The battery has been tested & is fully charged although the symptoms are those of a flat battery i.e. the engine does turn for perhaps half a revolution before stopping.

2001
Posted: Nov 18, 2010
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Glow plug pre-heat + sticking/stalling starter motor

This is my first diesel engined car so i am feeling my way a bit. During the current cold weather i have had difficulty getting the engine to fire up first thing in the morning partly due to the starter motor stalling for 2/3 seconds at a ...

2004 1.9 sdi manual
Posted: Dec 14, 2010
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Starts then immediately dies

started as an occassional blip, but now starts and dies after approx 1-2 seconds regularly like it runs out of fuel, have had it put on machine which said sensor in carburetter needed changing, it still starts and dies though garage seem a ...

1996 1litre
Posted: Dec 19, 2010
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Non Starter, just a "Clunk"

Ok so heres my problem: When you turn the key all you get is a "Clunk" and the car doesn't start. Needs either a bump/jump start to get her going and after that she will run for anything between 2 days and 1 month. Had the following checke...

2000 1.4i se 16 valve
Posted: Jan 14, 2011
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Car dont start atall

noticed one morning when i started my car as normal that the sterio was off so i thought id just turn it off and re start it as i went to do this the car did nothing didnt atept to turn over ot anythink so thought maybe battery or starter...

1997 1.0
Posted: Jan 28, 2011
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Car intermitantly wont start.. only happens occasionally

My polo is a W reg 1.0L. Every now and again it refuses to start, it's as if it wont catch.. but it always eventually does. Sometimes it catches and 'revs itself' up and down randomly before eventually cutting out. It does it at random time...

2000 1.0L
Posted: Feb 28, 2011
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Heater blowing hot, when heater control turned to cold (blue)

With the heater turned to the cold position, periodically very hot air passes from the ventilators

2004 1.4D
Posted: May 9, 2011
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Car cranks and fires up then dies

Car cranks, fires up then dies. Changed coil module plug leads plugs.also had a spare throttle assy kicking around changed that. Still the same.

1996 1.4cl man
Posted: Jun 20, 2011
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Electric problems

Hello! I hope someone can help :) First of all my car wouldn't start all the time, I'd get ignition lights and the fuel pump would engage but nothing from the engine. I checked the battery and it was flat so I swapped it over. After a jump...

1994 1.3 CL
Posted: Jul 11, 2011
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Battery

red battery light keeps coming on any ideas before I go to garage

2001 1.4
Posted: Oct 6, 2011
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