My car battery is not dead but my car wont start. The dash lights come on but nothing happens other than that

Asked by Kandice Sep 02, 2015 at 02:54 PM about the Volkswagen Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Make sure you have 12 volts at the battery, just because your lights come on does not mean you have 12 volts, make sure everything is tight and all corrosion is cleaned off, You will need to check the starter relay, and also the starter could be bad...

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First make sure the battery terminals are clean and tight if still will not start check starter and ignition switch also check ignition fuse.

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