hesitation/jerkiness

Salsaman06 said:

I think i've experienced this stutter before myself but only with a cold engine sitting in the driveway. During cold weather I often experience the valve lifter noise. When I do I sometimes let the engine idle for a few minutes and then rev to about 1700 rpm for another minute to get the lifters pumped up. Sometimes when I do this the engine stutters. Its like someone is hitting a kill switch momentarily like the OP described but mine does it continually at regular intervals - about every half second - until I let the engine go back to idle. Haven't told the dealer about it yet because it hasnt happened lately for me to make a video. Plus I am way outta cold weather now. Will have to wait til next Winter.

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jdunmyer said:

I have a 2014 Passat w/6-speed manual, about 6500 miles on the clock. I've noticed a hesitation or jerkiness a couple or 4 times while accelerating more or less gently. It's usually a single hesitation, like the ignition (!) cut out for a split second, another time it's several cutouts. This is quite infrequent and happens at slow speed, not often enough to really pin it down. Doesn't seem to be temperature related; I've noticed it with the engine cold or warm.

Any ideas?

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