# 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio starts & cuts off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabrio-starts-cuts-off/116300>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cabrio, volkswagen\
**Created:** [April 26, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabrio-starts-cuts-off/116300 "2018-04-26T13:53:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jamesrHeadley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@jamesrHeadley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesrHeadley)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabrio-starts-cuts-off/116300/1 "2018-04-26T13:53:19Z")

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car starts right a way, runs for one second then cuts off?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabrio-starts-cuts-off/116300/2 "2018-04-26T14:03:12Z")

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Will it restart and run fine after this? Will it continue to run if you floor the accelerator? I wonder if your fuel pump is going bad and can’t maintain enough fuel pressure…if it’s the original pump it’s 16 years old now

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabrio-starts-cuts-off/116300/3 "2018-04-28T18:58:38Z")

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Is the anti-theft light flashing?

On some cars, if a valid key isn’t recognized, the engine will run for a second or so, then the pcm will cut the fuel

Do you have another key to try out?