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Offline joesgti

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problem or not???
« on: 31 March 2008, 17:18 »
 :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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Offline MikeGTI

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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2008, 17:35 »
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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Offline JonnyG

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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #2 on: 31 March 2008, 19:10 »
Quote from: joesgti on 31 March 2008, 17:18
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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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2008, 19:54 »
i reckon your ok, if it keeps happening then trip to the dealers
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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #4 on: 01 April 2008, 08:49 »
took it out last night and did about 40-50 miles and all so fine so fingers crossed :smiley:
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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #5 on: 01 April 2008, 09:00 »
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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Offline PhilMart

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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #6 on: 02 April 2008, 02:33 »
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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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #7 on: 02 April 2008, 07:59 »
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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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #8 on: 02 April 2008, 17:30 »
Quote from: PhilMart on 02 April 2008, 02:33
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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Re: problem or not???
« Reply #9 on: 02 April 2008, 23:10 »
Quote from: gazbutmk5gti on 02 April 2008, 17:30
Quote from: PhilMart on 02 April 2008, 02:33
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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