1999 volkswagon beetle 2.0

1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
98,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CBURTON
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i have a 1999 volkswagon beetle 2.0, i bought from my sister, at the time of purshase i had to jumb the car off because it had been siting for about two weeks. i drove the car home, about 10 miles, turned the engine off and tried to restart but the battery was dragging. i jumbed off again and drove the car everyday for about two weeks with no problems at all, last night i came home from work parked the car, set the alarm and this morning the car would not turn over. when the egnition switch is on i have dash lights and horn blows, i tried jumbing the car off and it still would not turn the engine over. i tried again, this time leaving the cables on for a lenght of time with the same result. should i buy a new battery, or is there a fuse that could have blown to stop the car from turning over. remember this car has been running perfectly, its not a piece of junk and the check engine light is not on. the alarm works it just happened like over night. PLEASE HELP ME
Feb 13, 2011 at 4:23 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Battery fine one day and dead the next, is usually due to a drain... a light or accessory
staying on, or even the alternator can cause a drain if it defective internally.

Thomas
Mar 14, 2012 at 4:01 AM
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