2007 vw Jetta tdi issue

OK guys here is the repost,
my car stopped in traffic and refused to move until it is cooled down its back to normal,

when the car begins to act up I am getting a number of error lights in the dash, ABS, traction control, Air Bag and Check engine

it seems to give about 10-15 min of drive time from cold before it begins to act up,and seems to go a bit longer if the AC is on,

any idea on how to fond this issue?

I have a VCDS and can do a scan if that is necessary, the list is long so if there is a specific part of the scan that is most important please let me know.

check your ground

I have gone through two of them under the hood, Is there another ?

one almost under the air cleaner and another on the opposite side.

Someone suggested that a control module could be overheating and shorting out the system,

wire issue, battery connections, corrosion on big power lines and such will up the amp draw and overheat the wire and blow fuses and what not, if the car gets hot the issue is compounded. No idea exactly, never heard of this but sounds like electrical.

I searched all the earth points i could find and loosen and check for corrosion, they all good, i found nothing,

Hey, is there a way to log into VCDS gateway and view all the different modules and verify communication?

not the earth points so much as all your main 12 volt connections, fuses, relays ect. most VW's have electrical issues but most are easily solved. get a volt meter and start poking around

I searched and found nothing

Garth WIlliams said:

Hey, is there a way to log into VCDS gateway and view all the different modules and verify communication?

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Yes. This will help. http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds/tour/main_screen.php
The person that said you have "overheating controllers" may not have a clue about what they are talking about.

Did you check the ground that has 2 ground wires (one red and one pink) on it and is underneath the air cleaner housing? That ground bolts directly to the chassis. You will have to remove the air cleaner housing to get to it.

That ground is a major chassis ground and can work loose and cause the problems you describe. On my 2006 that ground has worked loose 2 times.