2002 Hesitation Problem

[John Pearson <jmpearson@mediaone.net>]

Just around 1,500 miles on a new Jetta 1.8T.
Hoping to wait out any little problems until first oil change, but I may 
not make it
due to one big problem.
 From a stop, if I ease out into an intersection (often a requirement for 
New England driving-Northshore area of MA) by accelerating slightly and 
then tapping the brakes, when someone lets me out into traffic and I go to 
re-accelerate--the car goes nowhere.  It just sits there, leaving me 
coasting out into traffic at about a mile an hour.  I have to let off and 
hit the accelerator again at least once to get the car to move.

Not a turbo issue at low RPM.  I assume it's a chip problem.  But would it 
be the engine chip or the transmission chip (Tiptronic auto)?  If I just 
hit the gas in first gear, it's never a problem.  Only when trying to ease 
out, as described above.

Car seems pretty good otherwise.  A bit noisy around the doors, and the 
radio is quirky, but that stuff I can live with.

Plan to call dealer tomorrow (Monday), but any insight would be welcome.