1996 Volkswagen Polo speed drops too slow
Year: 1996
Variant: 1.6 Polo Classic Manual
Categories:
Steering, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels & Tyres
While I am driving and want to slow down the the speedo meter takes a long time to drop, I need press the brakes fully down and then too it it very slow in dropping.
Posted: Mar 9, 2011 (13 years ago)
Dont really know what you mean . Are you talking about a speedo fault or an engine revs sticking fault ?
Posted Mar 9, 2011 (13 years ago)
Hi whittingehame,
From your reply it sounds like a revs sticking problem ?
A more detail account is that once I accelerate the car speeds up to about 80-90 kmph max sometimes touching a 100 kmph and does not go further then that, however when I am trying slow down the I take my foot off the Accelerator the car however keeps sticking to the speed of 40-20 kmph automatically and keeps moving sticking to that speed on the speedometer of 40-20, when I brake in order to come to complete stop due to power in the engine lock at that speed of 40-20kmph it is requiring more braking power to get the off the stuck speed 40-20kmph back 0kmph.
Note: during sticking 40-20km the rev needle does drop to 10-35, but mainly back to 10 which is the normal ilde start up mark.
From your reply it sounds like a revs sticking problem ?
A more detail account is that once I accelerate the car speeds up to about 80-90 kmph max sometimes touching a 100 kmph and does not go further then that, however when I am trying slow down the I take my foot off the Accelerator the car however keeps sticking to the speed of 40-20 kmph automatically and keeps moving sticking to that speed on the speedometer of 40-20, when I brake in order to come to complete stop due to power in the engine lock at that speed of 40-20kmph it is requiring more braking power to get the off the stuck speed 40-20kmph back 0kmph.
Note: during sticking 40-20km the rev needle does drop to 10-35, but mainly back to 10 which is the normal ilde start up mark.
Posted Mar 10, 2011 (13 years ago)
Hi whittingehame,
From your reply it sounds like a revs sticking problem ?
A more detail account is that once I accelerate the car speeds up to about 80-90 kmph max sometimes touching a 100 kmph and does not go further then that, however when I am trying slow down the I take my foot off the Accelerator the car however keeps sticking to the speed of 40-20 kmph automatically and keeps moving sticking to that speed on the speedometer of 40-20, when I brake in order to come to complete stop due to power in the engine lock at that speed of 40-20kmph it is requiring more braking power to get the off the stuck speed 40-20kmph back 0kmph.
Note: during sticking 40-20km the rev needle does drop to 10-35, but mainly back to 10 which is the normal ilde start up mark.
From your reply it sounds like a revs sticking problem ?
A more detail account is that once I accelerate the car speeds up to about 80-90 kmph max sometimes touching a 100 kmph and does not go further then that, however when I am trying slow down the I take my foot off the Accelerator the car however keeps sticking to the speed of 40-20 kmph automatically and keeps moving sticking to that speed on the speedometer of 40-20, when I brake in order to come to complete stop due to power in the engine lock at that speed of 40-20kmph it is requiring more braking power to get the off the stuck speed 40-20kmph back 0kmph.
Note: during sticking 40-20km the rev needle does drop to 10-35, but mainly back to 10 which is the normal ilde start up mark.
Posted Mar 10, 2011 (13 years ago)
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