Stalling in reverse
haddles13
05-24-2005, 10:06 AM
I recently purchased (as in LAST week) a 2003 VW Jetta 1.8 T (with tiprtonic), 57K, and everything seems to be in good working condition. I've noticed though that usually when I put my car in reverse, it seems to feel like it's going to stall (and one night it did!!). I've taken it back to the dealership(not a VW dealership- but a very trusted and reliable one) and they say they can't find anything wrong....(it's even still under an extended warranty)-- any ideas of what could be causing this sensation and causing the car to stall in reverse?? PLEASE HELP!! I'm really worried...
veedubmechanic
05-26-2005, 07:30 PM
If there is anything wrong and you have an extended warranty, why dont you bring it to a vw dealer! It could be so many things..
haddles13
05-27-2005, 09:05 AM
I just filled my tank with Premium gas (not sure if the dealership had filled it with Regular, so i ran it until it was empty)- someone had suggested that might fix the problem. Amazingly enough it does seem to be running much better and I haven't encountered the stalling prob (except 1 time the first day I filled the tank with premium) since. If I still have the problem i'm of course going to take it to a VW dealership. Thank you :)
veedubmechanic
05-30-2005, 03:56 PM
VW requires 93 (or 91 if you cant get 93) octane fuel on 1.8t and vr6
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