# 2000 VW Passat stalled and won't start!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-vw-passat-stalled-and-wont-start/23454>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-vw-passat-stalled-and-wont-start/23454 "2008-12-15T23:13:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![knightime01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@knightime01](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knightime01)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-vw-passat-stalled-and-wont-start/23454/1 "2008-12-15T23:13:49Z")

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My 2000 Passat started shaking at 35mph and finally stalled. The starter makes a noise but doesn’t engage the flywheel to turn the motor over. I have found 2-3 instance identicl to my on the net but no resolution. Its not the batt., alternator, timming belt, or oil level. I don’t believ it’s the coil pack unless they also affect the starter.

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-vw-passat-stalled-and-wont-start/23454/2 "2008-12-16T04:56:23Z")

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Maybe, the starter does engage the engine flywheel, but, can’t turn the engine over. Why? This is beyond your abilities. Call for a mechanic.