Greetings all. I've had my '04 Passat GLX for a year and 4 months now. This past summer, I'd noticed that at an idle, whether in drive (waiting at a light for instance) or park, it would lightly "kick", like the motor was sputtering. It's intermittent, the frequency varies (a few times in a row vs just one time with a longer time between the next instance) and doesn't happen while driving. Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but if it's happening, when I accelerate, it chugs once or twice before moving. I took it to a dealership. The tech felt the kick, but didn't have a response given no codes tripped and that it wasn't "noticeable" enough, citing normal operation. I think otherwise, seeing as it didn't do it the year beforehand. Any suggestions or anyone experience the same thing? Thanks much for the help.

 

try possibly put a fuel attive into it

 

Hey..thanks for the reply...
Do you mean as in STP Fuel Injector stuff?

 

yes it worked for me