2003 Volkswagen Golf Check Engine light

2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
85,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JTR3
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The Check Engine light comes on and displays...
P0801....Reverse Inhibit Control Circuit

I really don't know what that means just that it could be a tranny issue. The computer that it was hooked up to didn't actually give an answer for a VW so here is what is happening.

This doesn't happen all the time but, when i start the car and I let her warm up I will start driving and it seems to hesitate when accelerating. No matter what gear I am shifting into it happens... but here is the weird part... this will only happen until the car is warmed up completely. Then everything is fine. This has happened about 4 times in the past month... so about once a week. When I went to the parts store they thought it could be a cracked wire or air/fuel mixture.

Any suggestions?
Oct 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM
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Diagnosing this requires a scan tool that is capable of testing. I woould first test the mass air flow sensor on this as VW has had problems with these.
Oct 8, 2009 at 7:24 AM