Shudder while driving

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI
75,000 MILES • 1.9L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HEL21
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My car started to occasionally shudder while driving from California to Reno Nevada. There is no engine noise, no smoke from the exhaust of under the hood just a random shudder. It does not happen all the time, probably about ten times in the span of two hours. We had already driven from northern Alberta. We have been on the road for about four days now. I have changed the fuel filter and air filter already.
Aug 7, 2017 at 9:25 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have an injector pump going out which is common. To confirm lets read the codes to see what comes up.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please run this test and get back to us we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Aug 9, 2017 at 11:39 AM