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Loss of power on my VW Golf

I have owned the car since new and always had Volkswagen carry out all servicing and maintenance.  I have the same old loss of power problem reported by others.  It has recently been loosing power whenever it gets up to 70 mph in 4th or 5th gear, usually when overtaking.

If engine switched off and on again, it goes back to normal (until next time).  The car has also suffered from serious problems starting when cold (Usually takes 20-30 seconds!)  The fault started shortly after a regular service at the Volkswagen garage.  It has been back and they replaced air mass meter (which I paid for).  Unfortunately this did not solve the problem.  They then replaced the air mass meter again with a different one - still no good.

the dealer admitted that they didn't know what the problem was or how to solve it...

The next likely candidate for the problems was a solenoid valve on the exhaust flow.  That didn't fix the problems either.  Next they tried another electronic sensor linked to air mass meter.  Guess what?  Still the same problems!

VW Golf power loss problem - Volkswagen badge They did a full day diagnostic on the turbo and said there were no faults there and that it performed well.  In total there were seven opportunities to fix the fault and they failed every time.  I even drove it to the garage in this state for them to plug in the VW computer which again identified a fault which had already been dealt with twice before.  The dealer admitted that in all honesty, they didn't know what the problem was or how to solve it.  He said I wouldn't have to pay for the further work since they hadn't resolved the problem.

I have now put up with this crappy VW Golf for 3 months and learned to never try overtaking.  Out of the blue I received a bill for nearly 500 on top of the first bill for unnecessary work.  Lesson - My VW Golf 1.9 GT TDI (110) is a pile of rubbish.  DON'T believe people when they praise their Volkswagen Golf!  The car is too complicated even for their "so called" experts to fix and parts and labour are stupidly expensive.

I am going back to my Ford Escort - 230K miles and still going strong; oh and cheap to run with the advantage that I can fix it myself if it goes wrong.

By: Paul

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change westgate. my golf iv 1,9 tdi the problem is the westgate

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hvjk - 26-Nov-11 15:45 

had a vw golf 2004 and every few weeks i had problems

air flow meter went
injectors and rail also went
turbo pipe leaked
turbo then went due to lack of oil from the feed
electrics went due to where the ecu is place got socked in water

would not have another they are crap

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spudface - 12-Nov-11 18:45 

Im a diesel specialist in luton and i can quite honestly say that most of our work is around a vw or vauxhall. Your golf sounds like either your waste gate is partially stuck or there is a issue with either the waste gate solenoid or vaccum to the solenoid. To check the waste gate you need to vac up the unit with a special vac tool and you should see the waste gate arm move smoothly from its rest position to fully open. If it sticks slightly or only moves a bit you will need to spray some penetrating fluid and work the arm back and forth. This should cure the problem

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m.c diesel services - 23-Oct-11 13:59 

I had exactly same problem with my 150 golf after a vw service??. After 2 months and changing nearly everything it turned out to be the injector wiring loom. Been told it's because vw don't actualy use PD oil and the wire casing heats up too much and the tiny metal connectors expand. (not my words) crimped the connectors not had any trouble since. And no one will service my car again I've always done previous cars myself and will stick to what I know

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Axcoss - 5-Oct-11 19:40 

I have a 1998 Sharan that also lost power in the way you have described, similar symptoms to the air mass meter requiring replacement. It turned out to be a set of vacuum pipes made of rubber that had perished, and as a result a fault code was being generated along the lines of 'inlet manifold pressure fault' or something similar (I am no mechanic). Ask your local mechanic to investigate along those lines and you may get a result at a reasonable cost.

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Roger - 19-Aug-11 11:30 

Totally agree! They put a computer in should be make life more easy, now they use it as an excuse to charge customer for useless works? :-(

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another unhappy vw fan! - 14-Jun-11 02:38 

TK a toolmaker named Frank Fiddler once advised me to ignore a person who criticised me for doing wrong but never complimented me for doing right. Your thanks are appreciated.

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Boblet - 3-Jun-11 11:44 

Thanks Boblet, I fixed it with your help , it's all good now

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TheKing - 3-Jun-11 06:57 

Theking we move in illustrious circles do we not? with our Lords, Kings & Dons. Do we have posters with delusional grandeur as well as opinionated twerps? Ask your garage to change all fuel filters, sometimes folk fit extra ones if they have picked up contaminated fuel, mark the old one with just a small sneaky mark that only you know about before you take it in, I cannot stress this enough. Modern mechanics & plumbers seem to think it is a perk of the job to pinch the new replacement & just polish up the old one. They have been known to do this with other parts as well. As for my curse I will be travelling from Bradistan South along the M62 / M56 later today if I do not get cut up by a diminutive Asian driving one of your German Bullymobiles. I might consider it. Smiley Icon

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Boblet - 25-May-11 10:57 

Boblet so u cursed my car too :(? I have a similar problem as P, but my gearbox is fine, my car was on random limp mode or loss of power, the fault code is fuel pressure sensor g247 implausible signal, the sensor has recently been changed but the problem is still there, I checked the wires and all seem ok, took the car to a garage to check the high pressure fuel pump and the n276 valve and bang the problem has gotten worse, delays when starting the car, the car will not rev over 5000rpm and now the car won't go faster than 30mph, mine is a golf fsi 1.4 2005 manual. Boblet please take away this curse and find a cure for my car please then I will say it and say goodnight and goodbye to vw cars forever, please help anyone? I tried vw garages before , they couldn't fix it. all suggestions welcome

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Theking - 25-May-11 09:01 

P. You do not say whether your car is automatic or manual, however it sounds like the automatic gear box is low on fluid & has now has collapsed. If it is manual it sounds like the clutch. I take some of the responsibility for your problems I place a curse on German cars each time I am cut up by one.

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Boblet - 13-May-11 16:20 

Hi guys, hope you can help.
I have a golf 1.6 fsi. I have had it since 2007 and its getting worse and worse. I have had an engine management light on for the past 3 years, I have had 3 sensors changed, 1 injector replaced, exhaust pipes cleaned,egr replaced, battery changed, gearboxed checked on diagnostics (which has no fault)and still light is on!!!
Now its worse it struggles to change gears and cant go faster than 20 mph without having a massive clunck sound and the car physically jumping!!
I have been to three garages and vw and they always go back to egr on diagnostics, which has already been changed!!!!
This problem is draining, financially and mentally!!
Does any1 know off this problem or can make me some suggestion.
Thank u

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P - 13-May-11 12:43 

I have a 1996 VW Jetta with a simumlar problem and it stumped me for awhile and I found the issue was the ignition switch! When I started the vehicle it would return to the run position and go alittle further than normal (wear?) I didn't realize this at first, but very strange things would happen, the engine computer would act like it just received a severe spike of voltage and kick and sputter and loss of power through out the dash and come back as fast it came. The engine would jump,miss, die and act like it was starving for fuel at times and always happen at the worst moment when in heavy traffic. I hooked to my scanner and checked for codes, none! Disconnected the battery for one hour and reconnected and still it would happen ever so often.Ran fuel cleaner, tune up kit, checked timing and at wits end I did some serious thinking and came accross this issue on and old Chevy Malibu that had dead spots in the key switch. So I was test driving the Jetta and started playing with the key switch and low and behold it start doing all kinds of issues. Replaced switch and have never had an issue since.

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docspur - 22-Apr-11 14:14 

I have been havin the same problems with my GOLF GTI T for the last year and it's costing me every time .

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LEE - 22-Mar-11 17:35 

Same problem im having now with VW Bora 1.9TDi Auto. Paid VW £650 to do what they blamed as solenoid valve. Just paid another £115 for VW specialist to reset computer, check hydrolic fluid etc but still same problem........ Help Me!!!!!! Cant afford any more money or another car.

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Mark V - 20-Mar-11 21:49 

It sounds like there is carbon build up on the vanes of your turbo. It needs cleaned, reconditioned or replaced. I have the exact same problem. Don't go to a dealer they will just screw you.

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Gary - 3-Mar-11 22:37 

I have just finished watching a cooking programme on BBC2. Martin Dorey in his VW campervan. the van went Kaputt.

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Boblet - 18-Feb-11 19:08 

Well Jimbob it appears my solution to your whistling Passat has been removed,

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Boblet - 14-Feb-11 00:18 

I have a 56 plate passat tdi and the turbo is whistling like mad when low revs, any solutions guys ?

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Jimbob - 9-Feb-11 07:20 

sounds like your a clever "dick" im not saying it will solve your problem cos there are so many things it could be & yes I have been lookin on the common faults for some time you've not looked on this page cos someone has said about puttin somethin in there car that made it smoke thought i'd try a strong mix of injection cleaner in it & it worked it's never run better so ha

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silly billy bill - 8-Feb-11 20:40 

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