# 2003 VW Beetle Wont start **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-vw-beetle-wont-start/128766 "2018-11-13T18:44:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Byrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@David\_Byrum](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Byrum)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-vw-beetle-wont-start/128766/1 "2018-11-13T18:44:54Z")
Hello I have a WV beetle 2003 and my engine cranks but it will not start now I have an electric flip key and right before this started I dropped the key and it came apart but I put it back together now it wont start could this be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-vw-beetle-wont-start/128766/2 "2018-11-13T19:04:24Z")
The battery in there may just be for the features like door lock/unlock - or it may also power some antitheft ignition interlock circuitry. The owners manual may tell. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-vw-beetle-wont-start/128766/3 "2018-11-13T19:05:16Z")
You don’t have a second key to try ? ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-vw-beetle-wont-start/128766/4 "2018-11-15T03:41:25Z")
Are you sure that the battery in the key fob is in correctly. Yosemite