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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: joesgti on 31 March 2008, 17:18
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:sad: :sad: :sad: came home from work, pulled out of a junction in 2nd got to 10mph and had no power at all!!?? wouldnt even go 11mph with my foot flat, i look over at the boost gauge and had no boost what so ever!! :cry:
this lasted about 4-5 seconds and all seemed to kick in and i was off. is this somthing to worry about :sad: or not?? all seems fine now its just my warrenty ran out last month :cry:
anybody else heard of anything like this?? :undecided:
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I know its with a different car, but a friend of mine with a BMW 318CI had similar issues. It occured three times within her first couple of weeks of ownership resulting in some very close shaves with vehicles coming along the road she'd just pulled out onto.
It ended up at a BMW Dealers having all its software re-booted and so far 2 weeks of trouble free motoring.
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anybody else heard of anything like this?? :undecided:
yes, I've heard this a few times over the years on the forums ... at different speeds though
sorry cant remember what the cause was :rolleyes: maybe the accelerator sensor going beserk or something ?
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i reckon your ok, if it keeps happening then trip to the dealers
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took it out last night and did about 40-50 miles and all so fine so fingers crossed :smiley:
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Yeah this has happened to me twice before in the GTI. As soon as I re-apply the accelerator its fine...however a bit disconcerting when your in the middle of a roundabout trying to put the power down!!!!
Took it to the dealer, but they found nothing in the fault memory. Hasn't happened in a couple of months so I guess things are cool!
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Had this happen to me today on a roundabout. Was wet and took off .. got to about 25km/h and lost power .. momentarily. noticed at the same time that the ESP light flashed. Could it be due to ESP? My car seems to have the ESP ligth flash on and off .. and when it went off I lost power momentarily. Could it be trying to give you traction again but perhaps going overboard?
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I had this as well only lasted a second, did'nt think much of it and everything has been fine since. :smiley:
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Had this happen to me today on a roundabout. Was wet and took off .. got to about 25km/h and lost power .. momentarily. noticed at the same time that the ESP light flashed. Could it be due to ESP? My car seems to have the ESP ligth flash on and off .. and when it went off I lost power momentarily. Could it be trying to give you traction again but perhaps going overboard?
Thats just the traction control doin its thing
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Had this happen to me today on a roundabout. Was wet and took off .. got to about 25km/h and lost power .. momentarily. noticed at the same time that the ESP light flashed. Could it be due to ESP? My car seems to have the ESP ligth flash on and off .. and when it went off I lost power momentarily. Could it be trying to give you traction again but perhaps going overboard?
Thats just the traction control doin its thing
OK ASR then - from the web
The GTI comes with Volkswagen's Anti-Slip Regulation system (ASR), which detects wheel slippage and applies braking force to that particular wheel. Working with an Electronic Differential Lock at speeds below 25 mph, ASR controls throttle response to maximize traction and minimize slipping for enhanced driver control in tight cornering situations.
ASR perhaps is causing this as a result of one wheel slipping?
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Sorry to bring the thread back.
Joe how was the weather when this happened? Cold or warm?
I would suggest you take the car in. This one of the symptons of a blown coil pack or a coil pack thats about to blow. Usually happens in rather cold weather. If this is the case I say get in ASAP!
There was a problem with the coil packs at one stage and most of the GTi's ended up bursting in flames at a robot...
Just my 25 cents :smiley:
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its going in tomorrow at awesome to have full diagnostics so will see :smiley:
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Let us know what happens and best of luck! :wink: