Jetta just turns off O.o

[anutbrown]

I quickly scanned recent threads and didn't see anyone else having my specific problem, so I'll just make up a new thread.

I have a 1989 VW Jetta that I just recently got about a week ago. It spent about a month at the mechanics for general repairs, I believe back breaks were replaced and just had a general tune up (as far as I know). A few days after I had the car, I had pulled over to the side of the road to answer my phone. After about a minute of sitting in the car idling it just turned off. Then it took a few tries to turn it back on, though I did try to turn it back on RIGHT after it had turned off. After that it ran fine. Then yesterday while driving through a parking lot, I was slowing down for speed bumps when I had just got the front tires over one of the bumps, I noticed the oil light start to flash, then the car turned off. Once I realised it was still in drive, and put it into park, the car started fine, and all was good. I checked the oil in the the car just the day before this happened, so I'm confindent that it's not low on oil. Any thoughts, comments, suggestions would be apperciated.

[Doug Tatham]

The oil light will come on when the pressure gets low. If the idle drops too low, the oil pump won't spin fast enough and you could get a light. You may have just got the light because your engine stalled. I would have the mechanic check your idle for you.