2006 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
70,000 MILES
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Why does it start and immediately die?
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:43 AM
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RANDICO
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Sounds like a immobilizer is on, do you have the correct key for it ,on your key ring is there more than one key with a transponder, this can cause invalid key
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:53 AM
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HMAC300
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scan for codes and check fuelpressure first clean throttle plate on both sides with choke cleaner. if th eimmobilizer was workingthe car wouldn't start
Mar 11, 2013 at 2:10 PM