Starter motor OEM FORD or OEM Volkswagen

My problem (from 2+ years ago) turned oiut to be a bad starter. The solenoid must have gone south. A new starter motor fixed it.

Well I began taking apart the car and removing the starter and found that a part of it was bent. I'm not sure if that's the solenoid or what it's called but I'm pretty sure it's the reason the car wouldn't start.

I would guess starter if there’s no sound when turning the key. Just replaced one on a Ford Focus and it sprang to life.

So, replaced the starter, and that was that issue.

The starter in my GTI died and I had to push start it. It worked fine but I had a few lights on the dashboard (ESP and something else I think). The starter was the only thing wrong with the car so I think the lights were related to not turning the key to start it.

The plastic on those is more brittle than paper thin ice.

Very common with these starters

Unfortunately a cheap starter with cheap plastic

That cheap flimsy thing?

It’s junk the day it was made