8.0
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$20.00
Average Mileage:
117,816 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- my problem was bad distributor cap (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
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problem #1
2008Dec 03
Golf CL 2.0L 4 cyl
- Manual transmission
- 105,633 miles
My car shuts off or runs extremely ruff when there is barely only moisture in the air. Sometimes it doesn't start when its wet.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
2007Jun 26
Golf 2.0L
In "humid weather" the engine runs rough, check engine light comes on. The code indicates a problem with the Mass air flow sensor. Bought some MAF cleaner took it out and cleaned it and it seemed to work for around 6 months and now it's back to the same thing. I installed all new Ignition wires but that didn't seem to help at all.
Update from Nov 18, 2010: My problem was a bad distributor cap… more specifically that cute little black thingy right in the center of the cap that makes electrical contact with the rotor was cracked/broken. I had looked at this before but the last time I looked at this, that part fell off in my hand. No choice but to replace it and the car has worked great ever since.
Brian D.
Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
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