2002 jetta fuel pump

Along with your other issues posted , I suspect you have a poor earth connection somewhere on the vehicle....

No kidding right. It is not as bad as it sounds, but I am concerned with cost.

Don't drive with emty tank then. It is the most reliable way to kill the fuel pump. Even short periods without fuel (for example, if fuel is low and splashing around in tank) do a lot of harm to the fuel pump.

what i the easiest way to get to fuel pump.

I think there are two fuel pumps. One is at the tank.

Before continuing, I would suggest you check further symptoms.

I guess you run fine at highway speeds. Do you have fewer low-speed problems when the tank is full?

well what happens is when the car downshifts when coming to a stop, the rpms fall under 500 to about 300, then kicks back up to idle. So as you turn, the rpms's go down and thus is stalls.

I don't know why you would associate that symptom with a fuel pump, but I am eager to see if anybody has a different view.

Like I originally said, It could be tranny, but with other research done on internet, it sounded like fuel pump.

What research would associate your symptom (stalling as you slow) with a fuel pump or a transmission?

Downshifting by a transmission should not induce a stall.

I am not saying your problem is not a fuel pump, but I would be eager to read such data if you have that link.

Lemme see if I can find where I was. I have a 1.8 turbo if that helps.