# 2001 VW Jetta

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-vw-jetta/25849>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 31, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-vw-jetta/25849 "2009-01-31T21:31:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ptc00579](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@ptc00579](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ptc00579)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-vw-jetta/25849/1 "2009-01-31T21:31:13Z")

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My son who lives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has a 2001 VW Jetta  
  
 which the last couple of times he has come to W. Maryland to visit has had the “check engine” light come on coming up the last mountain. It goes off on the downside. Our regular mechanic has checked it both times and says nothing is wrong. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-vw-jetta/25849/2 "2009-01-31T21:56:23Z")

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Are there any symptoms other than the light? Does the engine overheat climbing the mountain? Are any of the fluids low?

If the light was on there should be codes in the computer. Did the mechanic tell you what the codes were?