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I am looking forward to some advice, because I have spent hours searching the forum threads. The knowledge gained from this group has really helped me understand my car, but I can't find anything related to my situation.
My wife took our Jetta to Toledo from Detroit and on the way back it started to stall at intersections while braking at a near stop. (1000 rpm or less) It appeared as if it the DSG was shifting from 2 to 1 and the rpms suddenly dip from 1000 down to 300 or less - stalling the car. I ran the gamut of possible items I could think of and proactively changed my oil since it was due, changed the fuel filter, checked the EGR, checked the air filter... She didn't get fuel, because I provided a full tank from the same Mobil station I have used for years. Over the next two days it progressively worsened to the point of me stalling on the freeway in rush hour nearly 30x in a 10 mile stretch. Quite aggravating and scary. I didn't go home, I drove right to the mechanic.
My trusted Bosch certified master mechanic who has always treated me well replaced the DMF which it needed and I concurred, done a four wheel alignment, made sure there weren't any fault codes and I am still stalling intermittently at the intersections during braking or rolling stops. He has had the car 2 weeks and does not know what the problem is. We do not have any faults. He was going to check the cam sensors(???) this weekend and see if they are reading right? He was also splicing in a clear tubing to see if we were getting air into the fuel lines which he said could cause problems at low idle. Finally, he was going to pressure test the fuel lines and rail...? I am $2100.00 in and afraid to see what is coming next. I don't feel like any bad money was spent, but I would like to be armed enough to have intelligent conversation with him. Please help with any advice...
My wife took our Jetta to Toledo from Detroit and on the way back it started to stall at intersections while braking at a near stop. (1000 rpm or less) It appeared as if it the DSG was shifting from 2 to 1 and the rpms suddenly dip from 1000 down to 300 or less - stalling the car. I ran the gamut of possible items I could think of and proactively changed my oil since it was due, changed the fuel filter, checked the EGR, checked the air filter... She didn't get fuel, because I provided a full tank from the same Mobil station I have used for years. Over the next two days it progressively worsened to the point of me stalling on the freeway in rush hour nearly 30x in a 10 mile stretch. Quite aggravating and scary. I didn't go home, I drove right to the mechanic.
My trusted Bosch certified master mechanic who has always treated me well replaced the DMF which it needed and I concurred, done a four wheel alignment, made sure there weren't any fault codes and I am still stalling intermittently at the intersections during braking or rolling stops. He has had the car 2 weeks and does not know what the problem is. We do not have any faults. He was going to check the cam sensors(???) this weekend and see if they are reading right? He was also splicing in a clear tubing to see if we were getting air into the fuel lines which he said could cause problems at low idle. Finally, he was going to pressure test the fuel lines and rail...? I am $2100.00 in and afraid to see what is coming next. I don't feel like any bad money was spent, but I would like to be armed enough to have intelligent conversation with him. Please help with any advice...