Volkswagen Golf Suddenly stalled

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Suddenly stalled

Volkswagen Golf 1999 200000 miles

Yesterday night, I was returning home when suddenly, when driving over a speed hump, the car stalled. I checked it and discovered there was no spark sent from the coil to the distributor. Today, it was hard to start the engine but finally did. Can it be that the coil overheated? Or what else can it be?

lizabeth from United States 9 years ago

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Vannie from United States 9 years ago

Hello, it might be that the vehicle is overheating. May be when you drived over the speed hump, some connection from the ignition system was moved, so I recommend you to check that all the connections and wires are alright. As your car overheated, exceeding the normal temperature, the sensor reported this to the computer and blocks the starting. It is logical that there is no spark then because it will only be present when the engine temperature is the right one. In the other case, like yours, the vehicle protects itself from exceeded parameters. So, you should check the temperature sensor because it might be failing or with a poor contact. Check as well the crankshaft and camshaft sensors, and finally verify if your coil is worn or failing. If you need to replace it, I suggest buying a Bosch one. Hope I can help you with my comment and if your car gets better, comment it as well on the forum so that we keep providing solutions. Good luck!