heres the deal,

i was doing about 50 to 60 heading home after work, and the engine just decided to shut off. tried to turn back on, tried to turn over but didnt. now it wont do anything. not sure what to do, first jetta i have ever owned. i am used to working on my lifted cherokee. any ideas on what could have happened and what i need to do. The car only has 65,000 miles on it

1996 jetta gls
2.0
manual

please help

email is jasonm23185@yahoo.com

 

hmm, did you check the battery and alternator?

 

first thing that i did was try a new battery, it still wouldnt turn over
some one said the timing belt, but am not sure how exactly to change it. have a haynes manual, but i am still a leary of doing it myself

 

My 2003 Jetta 1.8T did that 2 weeks ago. It would still turn over but not start. Dealer says teeth missing on timing belt and is charging me $4300.00 to fix it even though he has not taken anything apart. Sounds like a lot of volkswagen belts break early. I called Volkswagen and they won't help. I may burn mine. I called VW credit and asked if I could give it back. I also called the dealer, Tom Bush in Jacksonville, FLA and they were not able to help. I may get rid of it. I bought it because I drive 600 miles each week to work and wanted something that would last. Boy was I fooled. I'll never buy another volkswagen!

 

yea might be timing belt..

 

i assume you have check all of these things but if you haven't

-wires and the spark
-is you tranny and clutch ok
-do you hear it pumping
-and any fuses that are blowen

that is all that i can think of off the top of my head i will think a bit more and look at mine and see if i find any thing.