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I own a 2004 VW GTI 1.8 T, automatic, with 135,000 miles. Over the last few months this problem has progressively gotten worse. When I press the gas peddle to accelerate, it has trouble going into gear. Only happens with 2nd gear and only from a stopped position. The RPM’s rev but nothing happens as if I’m in neutral. I stop again and repress the gas peddle to drive and then it goes. Plus, sometimes as I am slowing down the engine will suddenly induce a major shift down with my rpm’s dropping to nothing and it feels like I get thrown forward a little as my car halts to 2 mph, i have to release the gas peddle and repress to stop it. Then tonight I noticed that when i turned off my air (heat) that was running, my engine suddenly worked fine. It was as if I never had the problem. I wasn’t sure if it was all due to the same problem, so I added it in as well. I am not at all “educated” when it comes to cars. I don’t believe my transmission is bad. I get mixed reviews saying either i need a new transmission, its a fuel sensor issue, or something else . It has been very difficult trusting a few shops around where I live so I wanted to put my issue out on some forums and see if anyone might have an idea of whats going on, especially since my research has turned up nothing. I check all fluid levels every week because of the high mileage and have all scheduled maintenance completed on a regular basis. The help is very appreciated, Thank you!

my 2000reg vw bora cuts out when starting from cold, ive had a full service and timing belt done, problem remained, mechanic recommended electronic tuning, did that, still cutting out and odd time stalls when starting too reverse, any ideas please.

It’s a 1998 Wolfsburg. We tried to bang on the starter celanoid and that didn’t help. When we turne the key, it doesn;t do anything.

my car has a miss and does not idle,  I changed the plugs  but the no. 4 plug is still dead and the leads are fine what could be the problem and what do I do to fix it

How do you remove the spring to get the ignition cylinder body off?

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where is the transmission control module on a 98′ jetta located?

Yesterday my car wouldn’t start after i drove it and tried to restart after sitting for less than a minute. Then after 20 minutes it started right up. Then i drove it home and the same thing happened. The next morning it started right up too. When i cranked it when it wouldn’t start, the battery sounded like it would turn over but just didn’t quite make it

I have a 96 VW Jetta and it hesitates to start especially in rainy weather plus it hesitates periodically in low gear and I would like to know if a new rotor and cap would fix this after changing the spark plugs with no luck or should I focus on the fuel system?