When I turn the key in my 61' VW the lights come

1. Do all lights, accessories, central locking system etc in the car all operate normally.

2. Have you tested to see if the car starts when you try jump starting from another vehicle.

3. What warning lights were displaying on the vehicle a day or 2 before you had the problem.

4. Were you having the same starting problems with the old battery that you have just replaced.

get a new switch

Sounds like the chip in the key is not allowing the security system to allow the car to start. You may need a new key from the dealer.

the brake lights don't light up or the taillights don't light up? the brake lights are brighter than the tailights so the tailights won't show up whenbrakes are applied. if no lights work when brakes are applied then check for a bad ground at the light assembly.

yes its a fairly common fault with all VW motors from this age including skoda and seat

would need to see it ,sorry but ford focus is showing for model and these earlier ones have a starter solonoid in the fuse board and its possible this has failed but dont ask me which one look in the manual and find it then test for current to the relay in case the switch on the back of the ignition lock has failed ,doesnt happen very often with the fords unlike a VW .But ? i have known the relay to fail on this model quite a few times .also check for the small wire that goes to starter motor ,its easy to do on a focus as the starter motor is at the front

The ESP button is an update from VW's older traction control button the ASR, but its still the same thing. It prevents the car from losing traction so none of your tires will burn out. Its good to have in the rain, but if you want the car to burn out at a light, press the button and it turns off traction control. Every time you turn the car off and then on, traction control will automatically come back on and you just press the button to turn it off again. The key is actually 2 parts, you can purchase just the remote or just the key portion. Together is runs about $300. The dealership also offers a vale key which is about $70, but is only a key and does not have the remote and it will not unlock the trunk. The dealership charges a lot for the book you should try eBay first.

Check body to motor ground wire and battery to motor and body ground.

from your description, it sounds like a bad ignition switch.

99 vw passat 1.9tdi was driving sound but just died just turns but wont fire up