Hello all!
I bought a new 95 Golf Sport last Friday. I have already put 1,300 miles
on it, mainly by driving it down from VA to FL during the week-end.
About 700 miles into the drive, I noticed that, when slowing down, the
car would actually _accelerate_ when I raised my foot from the
accelerator. Initiall (Sunday), it only happened from time to time when
I was upshifting; by now, it does it systematically, upshifting,
downshifting, or doing nothing (i.e., just strying to slow down by not
feeding gas, and getting exactly the opposite effect).
This only lasts 2 seconds, after which everything returns to normal,
i.e., the engine revs go down. I am bringing the car to the mechanic
tomorrow, but would appreciate feedback from others who may have
experienced the same problem (I am new to the dealers in the area, so
any additional info will help me).
Thank you very much in advance.
Michel
Thanks to all for the answers.
The problem is now fixed, i.e., the delay is now less than 1 second. I
think that, despite putting 1200 miles on it, the throttle/solenoid was
too sticky. It is now loose, after about 150 miles of city driving.
Michel
In article <0kJWw5m00YUtMgz…@andrew.cmu.edu>, Michael Robe <mr…@andrew.cmu.edu> says:
>Hello all!
>I bought a new 95 Golf Sport last Friday. I have already put 1,300 miles
>on it, mainly by driving it down from VA to FL during the week-end.
>About 700 miles into the drive, I noticed that, when slowing down, the
>car would actually _accelerate_ when I raised my foot from the
>accelerator. Initiall (Sunday), it only happened from time to time when
>I was upshifting; by now, it does it systematically, upshifting,
>downshifting, or doing nothing (i.e., just strying to slow down by not
>feeding gas, and getting exactly the opposite effect).
You didn’t mention at what speed you were slowing down to, but VW’s
if it goes below something like 500rpm it will catch itself and keep the
rpm’s up.
If you are talking about this happening at higher speeds than you should check
your throttle cable and or linkage.
NSny…@sugar-land.dowell.slb.com
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