Losing Power At Highway Speeds

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
100,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2005 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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2005 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments

problem #1

Jul 052015

Jetta GLI 1.8t

  • Manual transmission
  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

fuel pump failing

when car is low on fuel ( less than 1/4 tank) car will lose power at highway speeds. unresponsive to gas pedal input, rpm drags car and slows it down significantly. going into neutral doesnt help. it feels like a heavy engine brake but i have not down shifted

- adelt, Auburn, WA, US

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