Turbo Girl
Member
PLEASE help me! I have an 06 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L engine 5M. My car is losing coolant and I have NO idea where its going. I am not very vehicle savvy and I have no idea what to do. Last winter and this winter I have been having the same problem: when I accelerate rapidly or am going up a hill the vehicle begins shaking and "sputtering" and will not accelerate or acceleration will increase very slowly. I assumed I had an intake problem and planned on taking it to the repair shop after the holidays. Well on my way to visiting my family the problem signifcantly escalated. I was not able to drive over 60 MPG on the highway without losing all acceleration and now I am losing coolant. I do not see a leak, it is not on the ground under my car or on the belly pan, and the tank is bone dry. I can fill the tank to the max line and drive it for one day and by the time I go to start the vehicle the next morning the tank is completely empty. What is going on??? It only happens in the winter. Over the summer I did not have this problem.