2006 Volkswagen Jetta car won't turn on

STINAX28

MEMBER
2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
2.5L
AUTOMATIC

So I ran my car today came home parked it. Later had to do somethings. Tried turning on my car and nothing, the wheel doesn't turn, tried putting it on reverse but it won't come out of brake. My trunk won't open, nor my windows come down. I really don't know what can be wrong. I tried charging my battery and nothing. About an hour later it just turned on but turned off once again at the gasoline station. Oh and when trying to turn on it doesn't make a sound. PLEASE HELP.

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
33,910 POSTS

"And nothing" is open to a lot of different interpretations. Your last sentence is the one that offers the best observation. A very common cause of these symptoms is a loose connection. Follow the smaller battery positive wire to the under-hood fuse box and be sure that connection is clean and tight. Follow the smaller negative battery wire to the body and be sure that one is tight and not rusty.

If that doesn't solve the problem, since it's intermittent, any testing has to be done while it's acting up, so the goal will be to get it to do that and prevent it from starting to work again. I'll look up a wiring diagram and figure out where to take voltage measurements. You'll need a digital voltmeter or a test light.