I have the 98 Passat drive it for ten minutes it shuts down want start back for about 30 minutes what's wrong with it

Asked by Charlie Apr 15, 2015 at 04:13 PM about the 1998 Volkswagen Passat 4 Dr GLS 1.8T Turbo Sedan

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super fast great running car no spits or spudders or nothing just dies

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Crank sensor when the sensor gets hot it will shutt down when it cools it fires up have had that happen a yrillion times

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