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Juddering under acceleration

Started driving the car again today after a week with it sitting on the drive and noticing some juddering or hesitating when accelerating. This seems to happen in all gears. Juddering is also noticable when the revs are at the lower end for...

1998 Volkswagen Polo 1.6
Posted: Oct 23, 2017
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No audible warning for various functions

all functions working ie indicators ,seatbelt not plugged in light, door not closed symbol on dash but no sound warning. Is it the same control unit that produces the various noises,ticking and dinging,and also where is it located

2004 Volkswagen Touran 1.9 TDI manual
Posted: Oct 23, 2017
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Gearbox

The reverse gear sometimes doesn't engage, the mechanic serviced the valve body now the forward transmission is not smooth, revs without engaging, forceful transmission. And shift from 3 to 4 after reving and very fast and lately it jerks. ...

2003 Volkswagen Sharan 2.8 v6 auto
Posted: Aug 19, 2017
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Want to conect Car diagnostic apparatus

Hi guys.. i have a volkswagen polo year 2010 1390cc engine with air conditioning system I just bought a litle apparatuse HH OBD car bluetooth diagnostic kit and i want to use it on my car I downloaded Torque lite, Eobd facile, obd car do...

2010 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 petrol
Posted: Aug 11, 2017
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Catalytic Converter, Alignment, & EPC too

2011 Polo owned from new, petrol, local commuting only. On way home warning lights started - the wheel alignment/traction (?) (Yellow) and Catalytic Converter (Yellow) came on together. I thought Id get home so kept going about ten miles. I...

2011 Volkswagen Polo
Posted: Aug 8, 2017
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Egr valve location

I want to locate the Egr so I can try to clean it as it won't start and the RAC did a diagnostics and the faults may be tied to the Egr. I've look at other cars online but my car doesn't seem to have the Egr in the same place?

2002 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Aug 8, 2017
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Kangaroo jumps

So between 1st and 2nd gear when starting after stopping it jumps. Best way to describe it is when you take ur foot off the clutch and it does that jumping motion. It started off between 1st and 2nd and then today did it while i was in 4th....

2002 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 Manual
Posted: Jul 9, 2017
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Car won't start

RAC diagnostics report is this to do with the Egr valve? someone has already mentioned. I want to sell the car but wanted to know the cause of faults! Comments Suspected Diagnosis – Verify all diagnosis with your preferred repairer pr...

2002 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 se
Posted: Jun 28, 2017
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Engine problems

This is the dionostics report, any help on what it may cost me to fixgoing by this! Comments Suspected Diagnosis – Verify all diagnosis with your preferred repairer prior to any work being completed or ordering any parts RAC DIAGNOST...

2002 Volkswagen Golf 1.6
Posted: May 20, 2017
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Electronic & power steering

Hi guys Am having some problems with my 1.4 polo year 2010 My abs light keeps on everytime.. then sometime the light sign also apears Now since 2 days, all the electricity on the dashboard keeps on and off while am driving.. but the engi...

2010 Volkswagen Polo 1.4
Posted: Apr 16, 2017
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Engine cuts out

my car is cutting out when driving at 40 mph also it cuts out when slowing down. It has been doing this everyday for 5 weeks. The car does restart after cutting out. Its been in the garage nearly 2 weeks now as having difficulty in finding ...

2004 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Apr 14, 2017
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Intermitent Battery Issue

Battery has gone a few times with no real reason. its happened twice in the past few months. After running fine its broken down in the middle of traffic. When stopping at traffic lights the stop/start turned engine off. When trying to ...

2016 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE TDI blue motion technology
Posted: Mar 17, 2017
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Power not supplying to the distributor and not stating at all

When stating it, it will start and go off, after a while it refused to start again. And before when u remove the battery and place it back all the dashboard meters will go clock wise and returned back to anti clock wise, but is not respo...

2005 Volkswagen Sharan 2.8
Posted: Mar 14, 2017
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Starts but won't run.

i had to replace 1 burnt out coil along with its connecting plug and 2 burnt out fuse holders, this was done properly with solder and shrink wrap. when trying to start it now it will run for about 2 seconds then stop, it refuses to fire aga...

2002 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 3 cyl petrol
Posted: Feb 14, 2017
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Head lights not working

I have a 2011 vw polo match, all the lights are working except for the main head lights, replaced the bulbs and fuses but they still aren't working?

2011 Volkswagen Polo Auto
Posted: Jan 24, 2017
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Brakes

Hi I have a problem with my car polo vivo to i start the the was big beep sound do i do understand what is it or is it my brakes or my hand break?

2013 Volkswagen Polo 1.4
Posted: Dec 16, 2016
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Coil light

car has been scanned when the coil light was on .no codes found but says EGR valve.battery is 99percent.could this be just a loose connection.the car has 62,000 miles

2011 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Dec 9, 2016
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Momentary loss of power

I have a very intermittent problem with a VW Golf. Sometimes when approaching a road junction or roundabout at very low revs, when I go to accelerate , there is a very brief period of time, say 2,3 seconds where nothing happens ! It only...

2004 Volkswagen Golf
Posted: Nov 11, 2016
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Car cutting out / loss of power moment early when going round a bend

After going around the round about and exiting out of the roundabout the engine looses power then quickly regains power

2004 Volkswagen Polo 1.2
Posted: Oct 15, 2016
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Fog and abs light stay on, causes car to stall

Every time I start my car my fog and abs warning lights stay on, if I try to drive my car loses all revs and stalls itself, it's worse if I put my lights on, it's also not always there it's every other time I start my car, found a fault in ...

1999 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 gl
Posted: Oct 10, 2016
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