Re[2]: Car dies

["MASCC02.SQUIER01" <MASCC02.SQUIER01@SSW.ALCOA.COM>]

     I had my car die frequently while clutched in coasting to a stop.
     After three tries, the dealer finally determined that it was a bad EGR
     valve. Fully covered under the emissions warranty.

     Hope this helps
     Craig


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Subject: Re: Car dies
Author:  jettaglx@igtc.com at ~AMSCCSSW
Date:    11/5/97 2:29 PM


Stephen Saulnier wrote:
>
>         This morning while accelerating away from a stoplight, in traffice, I
took > a little bit of extra time shifting from first to second and while I had
>
the clutch in, my 95 GTi VR6 died on me!!! All warmed up and everything, >
twenty minutes into my commute!  Nothing like rolling along at 20 mph with > the

world accelerating behind you and suddenly die!!!  I messed around with > it
some more and I think I narrowed it down to while accelerating from a > stop.
Somewhat random, not every time, the usual dealership "can't > duplicate"
problem. There doesn't seem to be any problem with slowing down > or dumping the

clutch while cruising, though it did die on me once just as > I came to a stop
at a stoplight. The car is stock except for the usual > modded airbox and a K&N
drop-in filter. Anyone have a similar problem, or > just want to throw your two
cents in before I take it into the shop? I'm > hoping it's just adjusting to the

colder weather, but I haven't had this > problem the previous two years and it
was only 40 degrees this morning. I'm > going to keep a close eye on it the next

couple of days and see if it goes > away. Any input would be appreciated!