2003 vw Jetta won’t start sometimes

Asked by Dylanwinter185 May 03, 2018 at 11:40 PM about the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8T Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Randomly my Jetta will not start. When I turn the
key to the start position and keep it there it will turn
over for 2 seconds stop then try again for 2
seconds. Sometimes if I give it a little gas it will
start.

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Deathjam4 answered 6 years ago

try cleaning the air intake throtle body temp sensor its either before the throtle body or in the intake manifold.

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