2003 Volkswagen Jetta turbo/rpm

2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
100,020 MILES
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EREKVW
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My jetta is a 1.8T and when i floor it out climbs rpms but then the turbo comes on and the rpms jump up to about 5 thousand rpms and gos until then then climbs more, when i let off the gas it still pulls forward for a second, what could this problem be?
Sep 14, 2013 at 11:43 PM
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F4I_GUY
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Can you explain your issue better? From what I understood, you may have a slipping clutch.

Do the rpms raise extremely quickly, but the acceleration of the vehicle doesn't correspond with the RPM gauge?
Nov 10, 2013 at 9:32 PM
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