Well, thank you for your response. What is AFAIK? Does this mean there
is a 100k powertrain warranty? I hope this is a small problem and I
don’t have to replace the trans, but it feels like it’s slipping when
this rev-up and hard shift occurs. Anyway, you’ve been a great source
of info. Thanks.

"dave AKA vwdoc1" wrote:
> Is it still under warranty? (Original owner would have 100K
> miles AFAIK)
> Have the codes read to see what faults are occuring..
> A vag-com tool might be needed for this. ;-)
>
> Might be an internal problem with the Valve Body, a Vehicle
> Speed Sensor
> (which also might be located internally on yours), or a wiring
> issue.
> Did you ever have any water entering the interior of your car?
>
>
>
> "stueckes" > wrote in message
> news:1215483_bbd8836d98f283b323965fea0b8466c0@auto boardz.com...
> > My Jetta GLX VR6 Automatic has been hard shifting from 2nd
> to 3rd at
> > slow speed, approx. 25mph. This only happens when I go from
> a stop to
> > driving. As the Jetta begins it shifts from 1st to 2nd fine,
> then from
> > 2nd to 3rd it revs up the RPMs and hard shifts, and then no
> problem
> > shifting into drive. This only happens at slower speeds.
> Once I'm
> > going, no problem, even if I accelerate hard. Does this mean
> I need a
> > Tranny, or could there be another easier fix? Please help, I
> am
> > desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O