Thread: 96 Jetta Hiccups when driving and stalls when starting, sometimes...
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Old 04-24-2007, 03:58 PM   #2
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Re: 96 Jetta Hiccups when driving and stalls when starting, sometimes...
It sounds very much like an ignition coil. When they start to fail, they fail when the engine is hot. You get misses and most of what you described. When you run short errands, the engine tends to stay fairly hot while sitting.
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