My friends wife has new bug and he just called me and said it won’t go over 20 mph.
When I had my audi I remember reading about this but never experiencing it. Should I have him disconnect the battery and see if it will reset?
Or have him baby it over to a repair shop?
Probably bracketracer?
hmmm maf? Ecu?
Try disconnecting the battery then touching the pos/ned cables together for 30 seconds…
This will reset the ecu…
Limp mode will usually be reset when the car is turned off/on. What motor is in the car? Check for turbo vacuum leaks (if it applies)
1.8t? Get ready to buy coils
Nope. Not a turbo.
So would that be the 2.0?
It is an older one.
Did she get it stuck and overheated the tranny? That will put a car in limp mode, just shutting it off and back on after awhile can clear that. Unless the tranny is fried.
i’ll be in monday, i’m his “minion” 634-1200
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is it throwing a CEL? if its in limp it usally will throw a CEL…
LIMP mode wouldn’t necessarily limit speed as you are describing…?
it almost sounding like a valet key if it wouldn’t go above 20 mph, but maybe he was just describing that it was a lot slower.
Makes you wonder, can we get a year please!
The few times that my Jetta went into limp mode (aside from the vacuum hose popping off), I never had a CEL!
More info:
2001 non turbo Bug
She says it shakes and shifts rough in first and second and can barely move. Once it gets to 30 ish is smooths out and is a lot better.
I am sending them the info for bracketracer.
Anyone have an idea what she is dealing with.
transmissions are fairly common to fail unfortunately, but i wouldn’t make any diagnosis until i see the car.
If it is an auto, then I would guess this too.
Also, Someone said that if it was a 1.8Terror, it might need coils. 2.0s also use a similar coil setup in MK4s, and are prone to failure.
It could be so many things. You really need to get it hooked up to a real VAG COM to get anywhere.
I guess they are scheduled for Monday.
Hopefully it is something minor.
Spam any update yet?
I am pretty sure they dropped the car off on Monday.
Thanks,
Ron
i took the appointment, mentioned flashing CEL, i suspect coils/coil (engine type unknown), but she either canceled or postponed with Jason. i didn’t ask when it was or if it was still coming in.