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1993 VOLKSWAGEN

132,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • MANUAL

GWENSTEFANI

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My car wont start
it just clicks when i tried to get a jump.

i left my lights on for 40 minutes
i bought a new battery in March.

the radio still works
but it wont start

Jul 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM

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KHLOW2008

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Hi gwenstefani,

40 mins is quite a long time and the battery could be drained of its power, not to go all out but enough to make it weak and does not have enough power to crank the starter.

Jump it with another vehicle to charge the battery for a few mins and everything should be ok.

Jul 18, 2008 at 3:01 AM