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I recently bought an 2001 allroad and have a couple problems with it. It is a 2.7 with about 119,000 miles on it and a manual.

The first problem is that every now and then it does not want to start, by this I mean that I push the clutch in and it doesn't do any thing. I will do this a copuple of time and then it starts. It there a switch that may be bad or does it have preeeure switch somewhere?

the second problem is that when i go over big or small bumps i hear this cluncking noise come from the right rear of the car. It does not do it all the time and then sometimes it does it over small bumps. I heard it might be a strut problem??

If anyone knows answers or have any suggestions to any of these that would be great!
Thanks!!

 

Could be a switch on the clutch pedal that is malfunctioning. It would be designed to prevent you from starting the car unless the clutch pedal is depressed. I would start there.