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1998 Volkswagen Passat

Tiny
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  • 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120,000 MILES
My car starts but doesnt move more than 5 mph and even moving at that speed it jerks. The rpm doent go up even when given full accelertor
Monday, August 31st, 2009 AT 11:06 AM

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Tiny
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Any issues that happened that led up to this problem?
Is the MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) illuminated on the dash?
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Monday, August 31st, 2009 AT 1:41 PM
Tiny
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No there were no issues but the car stopped inbetween while driving a few days back it was just 2 or 3 times that happened but it was running smoothly.I am not sure of the MIL but there is a icon on the dash board just below the icon which highlites when the fuel is over that is always on
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Monday, August 31st, 2009 AT 1:58 PM
Tiny
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You could have a bad/weak fuel pump. A fuel pressure test would be able to verify.

The pump and fuel level sensor are mounted together, so it would be a good idea to also have that looked at or replaced if it needs a pump.
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Monday, August 31st, 2009 AT 6:52 PM

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