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VW Golf not starting after not being used

  • 11-11-2012 9:35pm
    #1
    CyberDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭


    Not sure what the problem is... If my car (2002) has been left for over 18 - 20 hours it won't start. Once I have jump started it, it starts fine again after a couple of hours, but if left too long won't. It's not the battery, as that's new. Any ideas what it could be?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Something draining the battery?


  • #3
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Sounds like it could just be bad grounding. Check your negative battery cable for any corrosion or damage and clean or replace it if necessary.


  • #4
    ibebanging
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭ibebanging


    Might need a new battery.


  • #5
    CyberDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭CyberDave


    Couldn't be the battery. It's literally only 3 or 4 months old. It could be the stereo draining the battery... Could it ever be the alternator or heating plugs?


  • #6
    sean1141
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,088 ✭✭✭sean1141


    Just because a battery is new dose not mean it can't fook up. A cell could be damaged in it. Any decent motor factors will test it for you


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  • #7
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Not only that, 3 or 4 months is plenty of time for a drain to deplete the battery completely.

    OP, sick a mulitmeter to the battery when the engine is off and measure the voltage. If it reads 11.9V or less, the battery is virtually empty.


  • #8
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Might very well be the battery. As others have said, it could be a faulty cell, even though the battery is new. It's happened to me a couple of times...


  • #9
    Jordan5372
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 203 ✭✭Jordan5372


    i had a new battery and it the same happened, i bought another one and it been working perfect since.


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