Hello, new member here. I actually have a 2003 GTI VR6 with the 6-speed manual, not a Jetta, but I saw the quality of answers in this forum so I posted here. This problem started a few months ago:
As I accelerate, when I depress the clutch pedal to upshift and I lift my foot OFF the gas, the engine RPMs do not immediately drop. Instead it takes about a second for the RPMs to stop climbing after I depress the clutch pedal. Therefore when I shift to the next gear and release the clutch again, the car jerks as the engine RPMs decrease rather abruptly.
Before this problem started, when I depressed the clutch, the engine RPMs begin to drop the instant I press the clutch pedal in, as is the case with all other manual transmission cars I've owned. I suspected this was a clutch issue, and since I have 113K miles on the car, I just had the clutch and timing chain replaced this week. However the issue persists. I had the throttle-body cleaned as well, but no luck either.
What would cause this problem? Is something wrong with the throttle-body? The mass-air meter? The computer? The intake? It's almost as if something is still giving the car gas for another second or so, AFTER I take my foot off the accelerator. This is very annoying, especially when I have passengers in the car, they assume I can't drive a stick which is not the case. And I'm sure the jerking can't be good for the transmission and suspension.
Any help would be appreciated.
As I accelerate, when I depress the clutch pedal to upshift and I lift my foot OFF the gas, the engine RPMs do not immediately drop. Instead it takes about a second for the RPMs to stop climbing after I depress the clutch pedal. Therefore when I shift to the next gear and release the clutch again, the car jerks as the engine RPMs decrease rather abruptly.
Before this problem started, when I depressed the clutch, the engine RPMs begin to drop the instant I press the clutch pedal in, as is the case with all other manual transmission cars I've owned. I suspected this was a clutch issue, and since I have 113K miles on the car, I just had the clutch and timing chain replaced this week. However the issue persists. I had the throttle-body cleaned as well, but no luck either.
What would cause this problem? Is something wrong with the throttle-body? The mass-air meter? The computer? The intake? It's almost as if something is still giving the car gas for another second or so, AFTER I take my foot off the accelerator. This is very annoying, especially when I have passengers in the car, they assume I can't drive a stick which is not the case. And I'm sure the jerking can't be good for the transmission and suspension.
Any help would be appreciated.