Check engine warning light

[jphealy]

My engine light flashed on the dash yesterday for all of about a minute (probably less), shortly after I started the car.  I was still at low speed and idle (heavy traffic).  I could feel a slight judder while the warning light showed.  Anyway, the light went away very quickly, along with the judder.  No reappearance of it today.  Should I be worried, or do these things just happen now and then?

BTW, the car is a 2006 MkV GTI

[johnford60]

Run Vag-Com on it to check for fault codes. It will have logged a fault code even though its gone off.

[jphealy]

So, bring it to a VW service place then, I guess?

[fecked_tt]

did you check the engine?

[johnford60]

Yea VW Service place pr independent dealer, or even better a forum over with Vag-Com that lives near you?

[marty341]

Hi Healy

Sounds to me like your coil pack is on its way out mate! same thing happend to me, the light would come on for abit then go out!
But the juddering will stay! i got mine replaced at the stealers under warrenty, so not to sure how much £ to replace.

[jphealy]

Thanks guys.  It's actually going for its NCT (National Car Test - Irish equivalent of MOT) today!  I wonder if they'll find anything!

[johnford60]

Ask them if they have a diagnostics system and they can code read for you. It wont be picked up on M.O.T unless something goes wrong while it's there.