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HELP! My car has no power, the EPC and CEL lights are on, WTF is the EPC light??

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Old 05-09-2008, 11:03 AM
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Default HELP! My car has no power, the EPC and CEL lights are on, WTF is the EPC light??

So I have no power in my car!!! I'm assuming my car somehow went into LIMP mode, but I haven't been driving it hard since I got it back from the shop w/ Piggies and I thought the only way to kick it into LIMP mode is to go past the rev limit multiple times.

Also, this EPC light is a new one to me. I turn my car off and then back on, EPC light goes away, car has power until about 5 mins. later, EPC light comes back and it has no power....WTF!

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i would guess a bad mass air flow
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I would start by looking at your ECU for something out of line.
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Default few possibilities ... have lotsa experience with this one.

could be any of the following:

MAF, ecu incompatibility with display cluster, throttle pedal and lastly, throttle body.

question .. is it hot & humid when this happens?
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no, its beutiful out, low 60's, chilly breeze
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I just replace my MAF not even a year ago
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Default you mean VAG it?? I plan on doing that but thought it was very odd my car didn't have

any power....
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try unplugging it and driving it. see if the lights come back on
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got vagcom? you need to pull the code.
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Could be overboosting from bad N75.


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