# 2008 Volkswagen Jetta no power when I hit the gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\ **Created:** [May 19, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924 "2021-05-19T03:09:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Connie40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Connie40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Connie40)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/1 "2021-05-19T03:09:42Z")
Starts and runs but when I give it gas makes a noise and doesn’t have power ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/2 "2021-05-19T14:59:39Z")
Is the check engine light on? Is the transmission manual or automatic? How many miles on your Jetta? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/3 "2021-05-19T17:01:00Z")
> [@Connie40](#): > > when I give it gas makes a noise 😬 I really hope that you have checked the level of the motor oil. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/4 "2021-05-20T00:12:11Z")
Hard to say. It’s possible the engine is revving and the transmission or clutch is giving you trouble. What does the noise sound like? ---
**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/5 "2021-05-20T06:48:35Z")
Have you tried cleaning the throttle body? ---
**Author:** ![joergmattradler\_175353](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@joergmattradler\_175353](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joergmattradler_175353)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/6 "2021-05-20T16:19:51Z")
What engine? ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/7 "2021-05-20T17:54:41Z")
As mentioned by VDCdriver, checking the motor oil level is step one. Noise and no power could point to the beginning of an engine seizure or a worn out engine. Hopefully this is not the case but it’s an all too common problem. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/8 "2021-05-20T18:42:09Z")
> [@ok4450](#): > > it’s an all too common problem +1 And, it is one of the easiest engine problems to prevent… ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/9 "2021-05-20T21:18:02Z")
"VDCdriver, And, it is one of the easiest engine problems to prevent… And the one that most easiest to be forgot about for a lot of people. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/10 "2021-05-20T21:22:51Z")
> [@Renegade](#): > > And the one that most easiest to be forgot for a lot of people. … and then, they come to this forum to announce that they will never buy another _X-mobile_ because its engine “self-destructed”. When they are pressed for details, we finally nail-down the reality that the complainer was to blame, and then they proceed to argue with us that “this never happened to any of my other cars”. This will continue to occur, simply because so many people fail to assume personal responsibility, or because they “have more important things to do than check the oil”. Lather, rinse, repeat, ad infinitum… ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/11 "2021-05-20T21:30:59Z")
Agree with you 100%. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/12 "2021-05-20T21:36:44Z")
wait are you guys saying you need to check and change your oil!? LOL ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-no-power-when-i-hit-the-gas/176924/13 "2021-05-20T21:39:48Z")
\\\Oh the very idea of doing that /////