'99 Golf Loses Power on Acceleration
#1
'99 Golf Loses Power on Acceleration
Hello to all -
I'm Wayne and am new to the forum. I have this '99 Golf 2.0 automatic that I am trying to fix up and sell for my daughter, who now has a new car.
The initial problem I'm having is that although the engine runs fine and the tranny appears to shift ok, once I get up to about 22/23 MPH, the car loses power. The engine is still running - but drops to idle speed and the gas pedal does nothing - until I get back down below about 20 MPH. Then it's fine again. I can put it in neutral and there seems to be no problem revving up engine to max rpm. But put it back in gear and 22/23 MPH is all I get. So it appears to be some kind of a speed limiter or governor kicking in. And it's related to speed - not rpm???
Any thoughts at all on this?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I'm Wayne and am new to the forum. I have this '99 Golf 2.0 automatic that I am trying to fix up and sell for my daughter, who now has a new car.
The initial problem I'm having is that although the engine runs fine and the tranny appears to shift ok, once I get up to about 22/23 MPH, the car loses power. The engine is still running - but drops to idle speed and the gas pedal does nothing - until I get back down below about 20 MPH. Then it's fine again. I can put it in neutral and there seems to be no problem revving up engine to max rpm. But put it back in gear and 22/23 MPH is all I get. So it appears to be some kind of a speed limiter or governor kicking in. And it's related to speed - not rpm???
Any thoughts at all on this?
Thanks in advance for your help!
#2
That sounds like Limp Mode.
You need to get your motor scanned (preferably with VAG-COM\VCDS) for any error codes logged in the ecu and post them, that will save a lot of guessing.
AutoZone will do a free scan in the hope you buy something of them.
You need to get your motor scanned (preferably with VAG-COM\VCDS) for any error codes logged in the ecu and post them, that will save a lot of guessing.
AutoZone will do a free scan in the hope you buy something of them.
#3
Regards,
#4
Yours isn't a TDI but the suffer from Limp Mode. Limp mode: What is it, what are the causes, and how to fix it for the Audi and VW TDI diesel turbo
#5
Thanks SO VERY MUCH for the info on Limp Mode. Once I found out that's what it was - I did more research on it. Since the engine light was NOT on, I presumed that perhaps a broken vacuum line that I'd replaced had caused the fault but not recovered yet. Anyway I found the answer from someone posting online about a similar situation. I could NOT believe this would fix it, but it did. The procedure was to disconnect both terminals of the battery and connect the cables together for about a minute with the key on (something about draining built up charges in capacitors). Again, it came right out of limp mode and operated fine with no re-occurrence - so I didn't ask any questions - and the car sold within a week!!
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