lewvw 10 Posted September 18, 2012 Intermittently when gently accelerating 2nd/3rd gear 20-35mph my car will feel like it has hit a brick wall which usually stalls the engine, for the first time today it did not stall though. This happens maybe once a week if that. Any ideas guys? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Is your car automatic Lewis ? If so poss torque converter or box fault ? Just re-read post-assume it manual ! Edited September 18, 2012 by Harrier Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted September 18, 2012 Fuel or earth related would be my first guesses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted September 18, 2012 Hey up! Had it on VAGCOM? Blocked cat? Fuel pump relay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewvw 10 Posted September 27, 2012 Well it happened again today on tesco roundabout quedgeley in rush hour and nearly got me shunted and written off :( so I had a quick look under bonnet wiggling all engine related terminals and found my crank sensor wiring just sitting on the front crossmember [ATTACH=CONFIG]69564[/ATTACH] Gave it a quick wiggle and sure enough it killed the engine instantly, further inspection revealed the engine loom side has rubbed through and corroded. A wiring repair is in order :) At least it was easy to find and a cheap repair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted September 27, 2012 Phew! Always satisfying to find out what's causing the prob. Easy enough fix too! 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites