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Question: My car loses power, the epc light comes on, then it loses most of its power
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My car loses power (when i am on the gas pedal, it starts pulsing/jerking around), and sometimes, not all the time (i believe it would everytime if i kept driving), the epc light comes on, then it loses most of its power (some sort of system that saves the car ultimately). If i turn the car off and sit for a while, it goes away (again depending on how long a drive it for).This happened to be a couple of months ago, and i brought it to Garvey(VW dealer). It tripped a couple of codes...they didn't know what was wrong,so they reset them. Ended up bringing it back next day, they called aorund and no one knew. They cleaned the grounds and that worked...up until a couple weeks ago, it started off slow and began happening everytime i drove the car. I brought it back, it tripped the same codes, plus 2 more! This time it tripped a throttle body code. They still didn't know what to do (didn't feel safe using my money to guess on what to fix...even tho i got slammed twice already to find out that they didn't know what to do). We picked the car up, and they told us, after sitting in the parking lot all day, it runs crapy and the EPC light is on right from the start. PLUS, now my check engine light is on (it was NOT on when it went there) Does anyone have any suggestions? We were thinking about puting a whole new throttle body system in the car, but it is $600, so if there is a cheaper solution, i would love that =] Thank You!
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dandd June 26, 2009, 11:37
MasterThere is definitely something worn out in your EPC system. I would also check your engine computer. You need to get your car to a good VW independent shop. The Throttle Body codes are common on VW with EPC and this usually means that the Electronic Throttle Body needs replacing and reprogramming. This is common on VW and Audi.
Did you have a dealer put in the Throttle Body or did you do it your self? And I guess the shop that you took it to did not do a very good inspection of the basics, i.e. vacuum leaks, scan the car etc. They should have seen the lean condition in the scan data. But it sounds like they did not even do this. I am glad that your car is fixed but this is really a shame that the vacuum leaks, etc were not repaired. I ahev never seen a vacuum leak set EPC codes, they usually set P0171 (system too lean)
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jlluse, June 30, 2009, 06:30
RookieSo, we put a new throttle body in the car, and it made NO difference. My boyfriend and his dad were looking under the hood, his dad just touch the pressure regulator hose that was conected from the intake manifold to the pressure regulator, and it fell right off. We replaced that and now it works. So i was going to be charged over $600 bucks for a $.50 fix.
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Visitor, December 15, 2010, 16:52ReplyI am having the exact same issue, where is the pressure regulator hose? can you get a pic of it? 2001 vw jetta 2.0 gl.
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Visitor, June 07, 2010, 12:10ReplyI have a vw jetta
i does the same thing as yours
the problem to it is the throttle
i bet if you put it on the car will run as new
or you can just buy the sensor to it
its about $50 on ebay
its just the cables of the throttle burnted up
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Visitor, July 09, 2010, 17:08ReplyThe EPC light is connected to a pressure sensor in the block. Open the oil filler cap, release the pressure (and check your oil while you're at it). If you don't have a real problem, the light should go out.
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Visitor, July 12, 2010, 10:11we replaced the pressure regulator hose, and now a year later, all is still good! =]
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Visitor, July 20, 2010, 20:20Do you know the exact name of the hose or a part #.. I need to get my hands on one of these fast. .. thank u
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hcv10, August 08, 2010, 13:24
RookieI had the same problem with my car and thanks to this forum I was able to solve the problem. The problem ended up being the throttle body but I did call the pressure regulator hose to the mechanics attention. Thanks again
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Visitor, November 04, 2010, 17:17Replyis it the oil pressure hose or the fuel pressure hose? i got the 01 jetta thats been a pain. with the same problems..spent time at the dealer with no help. took it to some vw special shops in san jose, who said it was all fixed and then a week later problems came back. the bank 1 to lean code comes up from time to time. got the cat replace things werked for a little while but the issus still come around. thinking about drivin the car out to a open field and burning the damn thing.
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Visitor, September 07, 2010, 08:32My 05 Jetta has had 2 throttle bodies replaced. And now my check engine light is on and I have a 'vacuum leak'. I refuse to go back to the dealership; what a rip off. I have my mechanic looking into it but it has taken him nearly 2 weeks to decipher the codes, replace sensors, change plugs, coils...with still no fix! My suggestion is one i am going to heed myself...never buy another Volkwagon.
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Visitor, September 07, 2010, 12:48If the code that you are getting is a P0171 or a lean mixture code, tell your mechanic to look at this article that I wrote about that code, here is the link below. On a VW, the Mass Air Flow Sensor is a common suspect. I do Emissions work in California and deal with these problems all week long, so I am pretty familiar with them.
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Visitor, November 13, 2010, 19:48ReplyFirst thing....it's called a Volk(s)wagon. If your not bright enough to choose a different garage; then, the fault is yours and yours only. Buy a code reader and start your own diognostics. A fool and her money are soon parted.
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Visitor, March 09, 2011, 04:10ReplyI spoke to a VW tech in Bay City Mi, he said it has to do with ABS. My car is doing the same thing and I already have 600bucks into it with no results..
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