1998 Other Volkswagen Models Car stalls

Tiny
MLAKOMY
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  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 186,000 MILES
I have a 1998 Volkswagon Cabrio. It stalls after I've been driving it for about a half-hour. It has happened three times. The first two times, after I waited awhile (30 minutes?) The car started again and was drivable. I changed the airfilter and cleaned the throttle. I took the car to inspection (yesterday) and it passed. Today the car stalled again. (I'm waiting to see if it will work in an hour). It tends to stall when I am slowing down (turns, stop and go traffic) but not actually stopped. The battery is new (6 months) and I've cleaned the connections. I have plenty of gas and added an engine cleaner when I cleaned the throttle. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 AT 8:46 AM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi mlakomy,

You passed inspection so I take it that no check engine light was showing.

I can think of 2 possible causes

1. Faulty ignition coil, heats up and it stalls.

2. Faulty ignition switch or wire connections, heats up and power supply is cut off due to high resistance.
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 1:06 AM

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