Volkswagen Polo 1998 car

1998 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
135,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MARY73
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My car stoles after driving it for a while, seems like it looses power, than I start the engine and its up and running again, the car can stole on me afew times, can you help me please
Dec 21, 2010 at 4:05 PM
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ERNEST CLARK
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How long does it take to start stalling? If it starts to stall when the engine gets to full operating temp, then you let it cool for a few minutes and it starts back up, then I'd say one/more of your ignition coils are going bad.

If this is not the case, I'd suspect a sensor is failing.

You should have the computer scanned for codes. If there are none, and instead of chasing the problem down by replacing parts, have the car "drive tested" by a mechanic with a capable scanner that can read the live data of the sensors. This'll expose the problem.
Dec 27, 2010 at 1:48 PM
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