1999 Volkswagen Passat lacking in power

1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
90,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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MARNEY
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Iv a passat 1.8turbo APU engine
It is lacking in power and slugish in reving and on the code reader its given me a code 17956 / P1548 Boost pressure sensor.
May 29, 2008 at 8:45 AM
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MSOKOL
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I had the same problem. It went into limp mode. Loss of power, I lost my power steering, everything power... They replaced the mass airflow sensor. It hasn't happened since, but I still have intermittent stalling. You can see my posting at:

1998 Volkswagen Passat Intermittent Stalling Idle or Idle Stalling... one or the other.
Jun 1, 2008 at 12:34 PM
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