Hello, I have a 96 Jetta and last night while I was about 40 miles from home it crapped out on me. I was going up a slight hill (in 4th gear) and it started sort of jerking forward and back on me, I thought mabye I was going too slow for 4th gear so I put it in 3rd, and it did the same thing. I had to pull over. I tried many times to start it, every time it idled very rough before it eventually died... What could be causing this? I tried starting it while my friends looked under the hood and they said they saw a spark, any ideas? Is this going to be very expensive to fix?? Thanks for your help.
2006-08-11 04:45:01 · 6 answers · asked by xwearingthinx 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Bring it to a trusted mechanic. I hate when any car jerks forward and back on me.
2006-08-11 04:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mork the Stork 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your friend saw a spark under the hood it's spark plug wires. First make sure they're all plugged in. Sometimes they can come loose. If they are get an new set and do a tune up, plugs, cap and rotor if equipped and you should be good. A broken or shorting wire which would cause the spark would make the engine run very rough and lose a good deal of power.
2006-08-11 05:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by iwingameover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the fuel filter to me.
2006-08-11 04:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by bill a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find where the spark is and fix that, But it sounds like your car needs an oxygen sensor
2006-08-11 10:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by sd_southbound 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you need to change the fuel filters and maybe fuel pump..it can get glogged and make your vehicle run rough
2006-08-11 04:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fuses or fuel proble sounds like
2006-08-11 05:21:34 · answer #6 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋