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Question by barlow
Submitted on 3/14/2004
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My 2000 Jetta TDI is sluggish one minute and not the next. What might cause this problem?

Answer by lifeatlast
Submitted on 5/18/2004
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Because that Jetta has a turbo charger, hence TDI, it hesitates. Turbos run off the exhaust system and will therefore need the engine cycle to complete itself, giving a slight lag for the turbo to kick in. Try givin it a bit more in second and especially third gear

Answer by Buddy
Submitted on 6/16/2004
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I had that same problem. its your "air flow meter" its blocked. if u get it replaced (no morethen 300$ CAD) itll fix the problem. you will get all your power back.

Answer by steve
Submitted on 10/2/2004
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Another thing you may want to check is your fuel filter. If it hasn't been changed in quite a while it can cause this problem. You will not even see a drop in mileage but, you will get the response back.

Answer by cboots
Submitted on 12/9/2004
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I had the same problem with my mass air flow meter I got the part from the parts store for $50.00 and it took me about 5 minutes to put it on.

Answer by lrod
Submitted on 12/28/2004
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I am having a problem with my 2000 Jetta TDI, the Turbo doesn't seem to be working at all....it is the slowest car on the road, I just had everything checked out and they didn't say anything about the turbo...do you think my turbo just went out or what?

Answer by greg
Submitted on 2/25/2006
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check all the vacuum lines. Replace with windshield washer hose. Costs: less than $4.00.

Answer by jon
Submitted on 6/11/2006
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i drive a 2000 jetta and yesterday my low coolant light came on. Then suddenly my car began to overheat. I pulled over and my engine was smoking up, i let it cool off for a while then started it up again to drive one mile to a auto store. We got there and my car was hot again... i went inside, poured coolant in and it began to smoke up and make a sizzling sound. I then heard it dripping down and realized all of the coolant was pouring out, is this a hose problem? How much is a hose to replace? I don't want to get ripped off. thanks!!

Answer by tj
Submitted on 6/18/2006
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should i get a TDI?

Answer by marcus
Submitted on 9/6/2006
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i had the same problem, my friend put my car through his program on the computer and did a complete scan and then changed a couple setting and voila my new car in perfect shape.

Answer by johnmhallz@netscape.net
Submitted on 11/13/2006
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mass airflow sensor! definately change your air filter too.

Answer by george X
Submitted on 6/23/2007
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First its your turbocharger. Like said above it has a bit of a lag but no more than most turbos. Also, depending on what gear your in you might just have to wait for your car to downshift to get higher rpms for acceleration. If your cars manual then you can do that yourself.

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