High rpm

Asked by Brandy Feb 06, 2018 at 11:05 PM about the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2001 2.0 vw beetle and at 70mph the rpm
is reaching 5000 is that normal?

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Rowefast answered 6 years ago

5000 rpm sounds high at 70 mph. It must not be kicking into overdrive. Should have a trany shop look at this.

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Deathjam4 answered 6 years ago

yep sounds stuck in a low gear to me. normal rpms for that speed is roughly 2000rpm -2500 rpm.

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