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1988 Volkswagen Jetta - Page 5 Questions & Answers
I changed the oil in a 2011 Jett TDI and have ESP Error and won't start
It could be a couple of things. If you have an older battery, low voltage can cause this issue or if the battery is ok you might need to recalibrate the steering angle settings:
Start the car
Now turn the steering wheel all the way to the left... Wait a second.
Now turn the steering wheel all the way to the right...wait a second.
Now center the wheel... Light goes out and your steering angle sensor is now re-calibrated.
I hope this helps and good luck
I have a 2001 jetta 1.8t automatic. the asr light is on and car shifts hard from 1-2-3 and 3-2-1 gear. if I clear the light the car shifts fine until light comes back on. wha could be the problem?
You may have the problem with the ignition coils those VW/Audi 1.8T motors have. They would fail prematurely, but VW only replaced them as they went out, despite knowing the other three would soon fail too. If you are getting a combination of asr, esp, and cel, it’s usually a tell tale sign of the ignition coils failing. I would swap out oem spark plugs and oem VW ignition coils first, clear codes and then see. Those motors also had issues with oil consumption, so keep on top of that. They hold barely 4 quarts of oil in a high compression engine, so synthetic oil 5W-40 or 0W-40, I’m hoping you used full synthetic it’s whole life and changed it at least every 5,000 miles. Good luck and I hope this helps!
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