# 2002 Volkswagen Cabriolet - Shuts down

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabriolet-shuts-down/160792>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabriolet-shuts-down/160792 "2020-03-11T10:08:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GeorgeSura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@GeorgeSura](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GeorgeSura)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabriolet-shuts-down/160792/1 "2020-03-11T10:08:59Z")

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Car starts and idles a few seconds, then shuts down. It does this over and over with no change in the pattern.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-cabriolet-shuts-down/160792/2 "2020-03-11T13:29:30Z")

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Yet no CEL? Since it will not run, a tow truck is the next step.