Do jettas have inertia switches

Tiny
JPJIM
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  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
  • 140,000 MILES
Car would bog down then one day wouldnt start seems like it is out of gas cranks up but as soon as I let go of key turns off it does have gas in car
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 AT 5:26 PM

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Tiny
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They do have inertia switches that can fail without having a wreck. But, you can also see if the fuel pump is producinits reuirement by testing the fuel pressure.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 AT 6:48 PM
Tiny
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No, Volkswagen does not use an Inertia switch. That is found on Ford products only.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 AT 7:09 PM

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