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Hey vw forums I'm new here but not a stranger to VAG vehicles. I'm here because yesterday my sister came to me and told me that the ESP and ABS lights came on while she was driving home. I went outside and they weren't on BUT as soon as I shifted into first or reverse they came on along with the airbag light and all shut off as soon as I shifted back into neutral. As i was doing some basic checks she told me that the car started idling rough and the radio started doing some funny stuff as she was driving home and also told me that at one point it was running so poorly that she thought it wasn't going to make it over the bridge near our house and it has a very very gentle incline. She also mentioned that once she hit about 55mph it kinda stabilized a bit but then ran crappy when she got below 55mph. I then shut down the car as part of my express diagnosing and when I attempted to restart it it cranked over very slow like as if the battery was drained. My first thought was the alternator but upon further pondering (and searching) it seems to be something else. Anyone else experienced this before? I don't have a vag com unfortunately and I need this figured out by Tuesday the latest.
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2003 VW Jetta 1.8T 5 speed manual 132,000 miles
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2003 VW Jetta 1.8T 5 speed manual 132,000 miles