2001 Volkswagen Beetle 1 8l Turbo Beetle Real Power Runs Kinda Sluggish

2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
120,000 MILES
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2001 1.8L turbo beetle. No real power. Runs kinda sluggish and sometimes stalls and dies when you step on the gas. Was told that the catalytic converter was burned out. Could that cause the issues? Just spent $1000 on a new air breather system at the dealer, did not fix the issues.
Feb 14, 2013 at 12:39 PM
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Unless a catalytic converter is fully plugged up, it won't cause a vehicle to stall. It can cause a lack of power though.

I'd be curious to see if there were any more faults stored besides the catalytic efficiency fault. I'd get it scanned again and post up the faults.
Mar 28, 2013 at 4:15 PM
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