I'm not sure if there are already posts on this matter, but I am becoming concerned about a strange stutter that my car is making while in motion. The stutter happened once about a month ago, and since then it has happened twice in the past week.
The stutter is hard to explain. While cruising along (not during hard acceleration), the car engine will stutter twice, and then remain running normally afterward. When this happens, it seems as though the engine cuts out for a fraction of a second, and two times, and then the car runs as if nothing happened. I am becoming concerned about this because it has happened twice in the past week.
I have read about the lift pumps commonly failing in these cars, but I do not know if this would be the same issue. About two weeks ago I had the car diagnosed with vag-com software, and there were no faults with the fuel system (from the scans that I received). Has anybody had a lift-pump fail? If so, are there any tell-tale signs of a failing lift pump?
Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated!
Jon
The stutter is hard to explain. While cruising along (not during hard acceleration), the car engine will stutter twice, and then remain running normally afterward. When this happens, it seems as though the engine cuts out for a fraction of a second, and two times, and then the car runs as if nothing happened. I am becoming concerned about this because it has happened twice in the past week.
I have read about the lift pumps commonly failing in these cars, but I do not know if this would be the same issue. About two weeks ago I had the car diagnosed with vag-com software, and there were no faults with the fuel system (from the scans that I received). Has anybody had a lift-pump fail? If so, are there any tell-tale signs of a failing lift pump?
Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated!
Jon