commanderjjones
Veteran Member
On the way home last night, my 2000 Jetta (390,000 miles) suddenly lost power. I managed to limp it home, but it was an absolute SLUG. I never got a CEL and didn't go into limp mode, but power was about 1/3 of norma (maybe even less than that)l. It was "manageable" downhill or on flat ground but it struggled with hills so bad, even on the slightest incline, that I could only manage to get up to about 20 mph with it to the the floor in 2nd gear.
A similar thing (same symptom) happened when I first bought it several years ago and was on the way home. That ended up being a hole was rusted in the vane actuator. That was around 140,000 miles and it has been good ever since I replaced it. I also replaced all vacuum lines during that process.
Starting with the easiest to check and most likely problems, what all should I check when I get home tonight?
Unfortunately I do not have VCDS.
A similar thing (same symptom) happened when I first bought it several years ago and was on the way home. That ended up being a hole was rusted in the vane actuator. That was around 140,000 miles and it has been good ever since I replaced it. I also replaced all vacuum lines during that process.
Starting with the easiest to check and most likely problems, what all should I check when I get home tonight?
Unfortunately I do not have VCDS.