# 2001 Volkswagen Jetta battery problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-jetta-battery-problems/129493>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\
**Created:** [November 24, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-jetta-battery-problems/129493 "2018-11-24T23:51:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JamesYoung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@JamesYoung](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JamesYoung)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-jetta-battery-problems/129493/1 "2018-11-24T23:51:21Z")

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I have a 2001 VW Jetta 2.0 ltr, recently while driving home my car died, I tried to restart it nothing battery was dead. I bought a new battery car started right up, but the battery symbol came on the dash.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volkswagen-jetta-battery-problems/129493/2 "2018-11-25T00:27:37Z")

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You need a new alternator, immediately, or the exact same failure will occur. Your new battery is not being charged and will run down very quickly as you drive.