# 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sedan - Won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [October 1, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823 "2019-10-01T02:12:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jk2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jk2002](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jk2002)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823/1 "2019-10-01T02:12:32Z")

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My VW Jetta SE cranks but doesn’t start. My son was messing with the fuses trying to fix the back light. The next few days my car wouldn’t start. I took it to a foreign car mechanic and after a few days on his lot he asked me what happened as if someone did something to the car.He also said the computer is not communicating with the engine. Any suggestions I will call him back tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823/2 "2019-10-01T02:54:42Z")

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My only suggestion is that the next time your car needs repair, don’t ask your son to do it.

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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:** [October 1, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823/3 "2019-10-01T15:02:01Z")

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My suggestion is to tell the mechanic your son has been messing with it.

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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:** [October 1, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-jetta-sedan-wont-start/149823/4 "2019-10-01T16:21:12Z")

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Oh, and get ready for a larger repair bill! Fixing someone else’s screw-ups can be really time consuming… and time is money.