he check engine light went o he installed a map sensor. after driving my Jetta, the check engin light is back on. I paid $250.00 for labor and installation of the map sensor. I googled all different websites that sell map sensors and all of them are under the retail price of $83.00 and under the sale price (which auto body shops get) for under $40.00. Any advice from anyone out there? I'm assuming I got ripped off price wise (no getting around that it seems unless you're a friend of the owner or mechanic (Medford FastLube) but now that the check engine light is on I'm wondering from any motor heads out there what your thoughts might be. Any feedback/advice is greatly appreciated. I now have to go back and drop off my car on a Saturday and wait three hours for twenty minutes of actual labor.

he i think took you for a ride for your money. He basicly wiped your cars computer codes and did not fix your issue. Most car shops do not have hte proper diagnostic tools to diagnose an audi or vw engine light issue. Take your car to a vw and audi specialist and have it scaned and diagnosed properly. as for the map sensor you coulda jsut had that cleaned rather then replaced.

Thanks for the advice

The MAP sensor issues with the 2.5 will never go away. Our 2012 was in the shop for warranty work on the MAP problem 4 times and VW never resolved the problem. Once out of warranty they washed their hands of it. I got it through inspection last year by dumb luck, as I erased the code about 15 miles before inspection. This time? I replace the MAP sensor and the code went away for 94 miles. Yesterday we traded the car in on a Toyota. I’ll never again even consider a VW. They refused to fix an engineering flaw, then stuck the 2.5 owners with it. The sensor is downstream from the PVC line into the manifold. The particulate filter is only 15 to 25% efficient.. I could only hope that an aftermarket PCV in line oil separator would work. I was not willing to take that financial risk. So, we stepped up, way up, to Toyota..

There is an ecm update on some of these for this issue. Another possibility is the intake bolts have worked loose causing map sensor to get a low reading.

Yea i had the 2.5 And mine nearly blew up cause of ice in the pan during the winter. I went threw vacuum pumps once every 9 months in mine. I also found out the intake manifold would shake loose efter a certian amount of driving was the same 2012 car. I also had issues with the lights like every one else. mine was wrote off thanks to a deer was the best thing that happened to my jetta lol

I replace the map sensor on my 2013 vw jetta 2.5 SE about a week an half ago. Then the engine light came right back on with the same code p0106. What should be my next order of action to fix these problem. Thanks Mariah

Mariah, I posted earlier on this issue. As long as you keep your VW you are stuck taking it to stealerships to have it repaired, as they maintain proprietary right to all of their software. The location of the MAF sensor is an engineering flaw and will need attention for the life of your VW. Your next order of action should be to bite the bullet and trade it in on a reliable vehicle that is from Japan or Korea. Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai or even a Kia. The VW hierarchy is an arrogant bunch of stuffed shirt fools and we simply need to stop buying the junk they peddle. Deathjam4 who posted 3 years ago sounds as if he is a VW fanboy and is giving everyone the corporate line..

Don thinks he’s a mechanic over here lol. First off the map sensor and maf sensor are not the same thing. Second your problem wasn’t VW it was your disgusting choice in cars. If you didn’t know Vw group owns Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, etc. Your mistake was buying a 2.5l 5 cylinder, vw makes some great engines this is not one of them. Third, the key to having a reliable car is maintaining them. People disregard warnings the car is giving them (a cel isn’t the only warning), continue driving it, when the car no longer responds the way they want it too they take it in, then replace it with non oem or “equivalents” because it’s the cheaper route, then expect the car to function properly. Driving a car with a problem will just lead to more problems. People then google the issue, parts, labor cost, magically transform into a mechanic, and start telling the mechanic what the problem is. The mechanic will then look at you and resolve the problem. If you have zero mechanical ability don’t buy a German car. If you can’t afford a German car don’t buy it. And last but not least don’t buy a Kia that will not fix the problem. Hope this helps don.

Actually the 2.5 from VW is their most reliable engine. Most people who know VW's will concur.