Died while driving?

[stefcio007]

Accelerating to about 5k rpms and then the rev count oddly fluctuated and then dropped to 0 and my battery and check oil light came on and power steering went. No response from throttle.

Had to quickly turn into a side street (couldn't believe how much of a different not having power steering makes)
and restarted. Let it run for a little.
Everything was fine after that.

What could have caused it to suddenly die like that? I've had it run rough before after that kind of scenario and usually letting it go into neutral for a second or two fixes it up and I can continue.

It's never gone out like this before though.

[cliftronix]

Coilpack?

[stefcio007]

Coilpack?

How can I check? (sorry if noob)

[cliftronix]

How can I check? (sorry if noob)

You can check your whole ignition system through this method
VWVortex.com - How to test VR6 coilpack (from Bentley)
but the easiest way is to just replace it with a working one and she if there is any change.

I had the same thing happen to me a week into owning my vr but hasn't happened since then.

[wai]

The first thing to check would be the battery. How old is it?

[The_Hawk]

Earthing? Sudden and total power loss screams electrical to me.

[stefcio007]

Earthing? Sudden and total power loss screams electrical to me.

I've had the stereo completely reset on me once or twice so that sounds likely and my battery level without engine running shows around 11V, normal?

[wai]

I've had the stereo completely reset on me once or twice so that sounds likely and my battery level without engine running shows around 11V, normal?

No.

Get it tested under load. You probably have some cells out.

[HaydEn]

Does the car start?

[stefcio007]

No.

Get it tested under load. You probably have some cells out.

Shows about 14V with the car running.

Does the car start?

Yes, starts.