How many of you have suffered from a cutting out 8v engine?

[growla666]

I've only had my Golf mk 3 GTI for two weeks and so far it has spent a week in my local VW dealer. It just started cutting out inexplicably whilst driving. Having only done 100 miles since I bought it I'm now £352 worse off for a speed sender replacement (courtesy of the VW dealers diagnostic machine saying the engine speed sender was defective). The dealer changes the part, empties my wallet of a wad of cash. Happily I take my keys, drive off home and the car does exactly the same 20 f******g yards down the road! The car is now back in VW Chalfont, red faces all round and I'm seriously off VW golfs and their expensive, ineffective stealerships.  I'm gonna remind them about them ECU relay that seems to be cropping up all over the forum as well as celaning the butterfly valave thingy. Anything else I should be telling them to check - at their expense??

How many of you have had the same problem?

[robbiehall]

Yeah Mate...I think were all affected!!!
I have had a mark1 Gti ( no problems ) mark2 Gti ( no problems ) mark3 Gti ...as yes you've guessed it....bloody thing keeps cutting out!!!
Like most of you...I have gone through the motions and most of my wallet...replacing anyting and everything from Oil sensor,Ht,Dizzy,Relays,Coil,Rotar arm to find out according to Diagnostic machine....Crank Sensor faulty £125 from main dealer....things were going great...1 month no problems till guess what!!!!!....now i'm back to square one....thanks to forum advice will try cleaning out throttle body....Iv'e tried everything else.....Surely Vw could help us out by designing a better system like the good old Mark1/2 engine systems! :embarassed: Rob.

[Bazzer]

Not me! Had it for 6 months and it's been a belter! (Touch wood!)

[adyh]

Mine cuts out every now and again , normally on over run when changing down gears . The best way ive found to make it stop is to take it for a blast up the motorway .

[daz123]

my started cutting out the same night i brought it  :cry:but it was only when i dipped the clutch (revs dropped off ) so cleaned throttle body out ,never done it since

[shanegti3]

had mine a month now and cuts out  quite often
only when slowing down i will get the throttle body off and clean it out when i get a chance.
im a firm beleiver in using main dealers as a last resort..
cant justify parting with the cash....

[gazmacuk1971]

    hi just wanted to help you out as i can sympethise with your troubles........... although i aint had the expense of a vw dealer i have put a new alarm on dizzy ht leads etc even had it krypton tuning.  but then i read other threads on this site and i am one happy man.
they should make it legally binding that if you buy a mk3 gti on a p reg you should read this thread.

i bought a hall sensor relay which cost a massive £10  pluged it in and yippeee.

over a month i changed it and it hasnt cut out ONCE......

Hope it helps you out like it has me
Gaz

[vwagain]

Mine did it once when i first bought it. It started wanting to stall at every junction and set of traffic lights and i had to rev the arse of it to keep it running until 5 mins from home when it finaly gave up and cut out compleatly.   I then started it up again and it then ran spot on and hasnt done it again to this day!!!      

Now i'v posted this it will probably cut out on the way to work tomorrow


Stu

[KINGS>]

i had a cutting out a little while ago when the power just went  and it concerned me... all i did in the end was replace the plugs with main dealer ones and not had the trouble since..

Do you still have all the dash lights etc when it cuts out ?

[golf boy flaves]

My GTI is an 8v on a 96 plate just before Xmas,whenever i stopped at a junction it would loose power and cut out on me.All i have done is stripped down the throttle valve and gave it a real good clean and mine has not cut out since.I agree with everyone else don't go to the stealers unless it is a last resort.