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I have a new battery but the car will not try to start i was told the main fuse may be bad where would this be?

I have a new battery on a 2001 Jetta but the car won't try to start I was told the main fuse may be bad ,where would I find that?

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WELL, RIGHT ABOVE THE BATTERY IS A SQUARE BOX WITH A BUNCH OF WIRES, OPEN THE FOX AND YOU WILL FIND THESE 80 OR 100 AMPS FUSE LINKS, REPLACE THE BROKEN ONE, DONE.

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 jetta put a new battery in jan 09....car will not start

Alternator may be bad, or you have a power draw somewhere. best to take to a shop and have this diagnosed... could get very intensive with labor if it is a draw problem, but an alternator is very easy to diagnose if you have a volt meter. the alternator needs to be charging at 13.8V or better

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  • Posted on Jun 18, 2009

SOURCE: 1989 vw jetta wont crank. replaced battery still wont start.

Ive got a Jetta 2 CSI and had the same trouble. I then discovered that my coldstart packed up, wich you cant even get at the agents anymore. So If you are in the Benoni area I can fix it for you for 'n reasonable price, and you won't have that trouble any longer. Mine is still starting by just touching the key. 0829484343

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 28, 2010

SOURCE: 2001 VW Jetta starts and then dies

nop but u should check the alarm. some cars when the battery its changed activate an silent alarm and doesnt let the car run

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 17, 2010

SOURCE: Can't start Jetta, dead battery and alarm going off

have the key in the on position when you hook up the battery

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 09, 2012

SOURCE: 2012 VW Jetta TDI battery won't hold charge and car only clicks and won't start

You need to charge your battery up more. Either get a battery charger or leave the jumper cables hooked up for a longer period of time.
Your battery was probably completely dead. You might even need a new battery...they really don't like to be completely drained.

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