Check engine running rough
Hello there, many components which can cause the vehicle to run rough like this. The most common would be the MAF sensor (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-mass-airflow-sensor), vacuum leak, spark plugs and wires (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-bad-or-failing-spark-plugs), low oil level, or mechanical engine damage. I'd recommend having...
I just bought a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 with 72,000 miles for $3,000 in total the car was completely fine when I had first gotten it and now that it's a month and a half later some significant challenges have come up the check e...
I just bought a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 with 72,000 miles for $3,000 in total the car was completely fine when I had first gotten it and now that it's a month and a half later some significant challenges have come up the check engine light and check airbag light have come on the transmission only had second gear it's automatic and it only has second gear the electrical system is messed up the windows don't go up and down the locks don't work certain parts of the car just from the age need to be updated but that's not the major component but now I'm having trouble with the transmission and pretty much I'm getting 22 mi for a half of a full tank of gas and I can no longer take it on the highway and there's no way of me checking the transmission fluid or to see what's going on with that to diagnose or assess it I can't afford to take that to Volkswagen and I do need your professional expertise and feedback please Mechanic's Assistant: Does the light stay on, or does it blink? They are on 100% of the time and ironically after the lights came on not much later did the transmission start to have these concerns Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Jetta yourself? What have you tried so far? My true intention when I first got the car was just to give it a simple tune up so I began with an oil filter change I cleaned out the mass air flow sensor and that was it. The driver door all of the switches weren't working and even the alarm I had to take the battery out of it because it kept setting the alarm off and voluntarily. I'm due diligence myself with previous experience not with the German car. I spent $3,000 and I just wanted to tune it out so I would have good gas mileage nothing fancy nothing special I just wanted to reliable car and now I'm learning that every little single piece is costing 10 times as much as it would for any other car Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? Significant yes something significantly actually I had them hook up the computer at the auto parts store and they came up with a code p0864 trouble code and I went to AutoZone and had them hook it up to the computer and they said that it was the oxygen sensor and they didn't relate to me whether it was the upward oxygen sensor or the lower oxygen sensor. I really must get the transmission to be functional to get around and I'm at a complete loss of what to do