accelerate unintentionally after changed mass air flow sensor

Jun 07, 2004 10 Replies
J

Hi, My 2000VW Golf (2.0) showed a "check engine" signal. Have it repaired by a dealer two weeks ago. Fortunately it is still under warranty. The mass air flow sensor was changed. Since then, there is unpredictable speedup when I drive it. It seems like that the engine accelates suddenly for one or half second when dirven at 40km/hr. Then it goes back to normal. It happened twice in 10 km when I drove it to home after it was repaired. It did not decrease after two weeks.



I am a new drive. It is difficult to illustrate this problem to the dealer because it does not happen all the time. Is there any expert who can give me some idea what the problem is and how I can deal with that?



Thank you very much.


James snipped-for-privacy@interchange.ubc.ca


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W

You might want to ask in the watercooled group.

Cheers, Walt

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J

Or, if all the unnecessary electrical gizmos of the watercooled care keep you puzzled and in misery, go ahead and turn over to the... bright side of life. Get an aircooled VW.

Jan

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M

We are very friendly here. Please don't go. Wait -- come back. We are not finished being very friendly.

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M

For some reason that made me think of "Mars Attacks" (We come in peace!)

Max

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A

Sounds like the dealer replaced your mass airflow sensor with a faulty unit. Take it back, and don't settle until they fix it! There could also be some other faulty sensors, like the the throttle position sensor, RPM/TDC sensor, and several others that may not be sending a code to the check engine light becuase it only malfunctions for a second before the computer corrects the problem.

~Anthony

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J

Thank Anthony and others help. I will take the car back to dealer.

I apologize to have posted it here. I did not know that my car is watercooled one.

Thank every one for your help and/or caution.

James

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E

Not to be rude but.....how could you not know you Jetta was watercooled?

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S

I've got a Jetta in my garage right now... Might have to take it out tomorrow and see what it can do... *rubs hands together evilly*

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A

Uh oh....this can't be good. ;-)

~Anthony

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O

Bought a bag full of spray paint yet?

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