Ok first of all i never venture into motors because i know VERY little about cars, and i fear for my life in this part of the forum.
however I have a problem with my car which im hoping some people here might be able to help me with
My car (again no comments on the car just help me find out what the problem is
) Mk2 Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 8v gti
Its a strange one so bear with me while i try to explain it the best i can with the little technical car knowledge that I have.
The car has been running fine for the time that i have owned it. However recently (After a period of time being off the road due to traveling japan) the car seems to have developed a strange engine cut out/power down problem.
I will try put the above into a scenario:
Last night when driving home from an evening class i approached a turning which needed a gear change down. Approaching in 4th gear i started to change to 3rd and the car completely cut out. Power loss the lot. Power steering goes, full breaking goes however the lights stay on. It doesn't spatter and die, it just dies completely. The only lights on the dash that come up are battery and oil as if the cars key is in the ignition and turned once only to initiate battery power?
The car will then need to be restarted of which it will do but it seems to struggle unless i press the throttle a little.
This has happened multiple times since putting my car back on the road after returning from japan. And only seems to happen on a gear change down. Its pretty worrying and im avoiding driving it at the moment because if it dies on a corner my handling and breaking are extremely compromised.
I have also now noticed that changing down a gear (at night) the lights (front beams) will dim, along with interior lights on the dash. Could this be related? This happens almost all of the time.
Any indication of what to check for would be great, as i am avoiding taking it to a garage at the moment as funds are tight (Japan made my bank balance hurt )
I have a friend who is going to pop over soon with a VAGCOM reader to see if anything gets flagged up but other then that im at a loss?
Cheers guys
however I have a problem with my car which im hoping some people here might be able to help me with
My car (again no comments on the car just help me find out what the problem is

Its a strange one so bear with me while i try to explain it the best i can with the little technical car knowledge that I have.
The car has been running fine for the time that i have owned it. However recently (After a period of time being off the road due to traveling japan) the car seems to have developed a strange engine cut out/power down problem.
I will try put the above into a scenario:
Last night when driving home from an evening class i approached a turning which needed a gear change down. Approaching in 4th gear i started to change to 3rd and the car completely cut out. Power loss the lot. Power steering goes, full breaking goes however the lights stay on. It doesn't spatter and die, it just dies completely. The only lights on the dash that come up are battery and oil as if the cars key is in the ignition and turned once only to initiate battery power?
The car will then need to be restarted of which it will do but it seems to struggle unless i press the throttle a little.
This has happened multiple times since putting my car back on the road after returning from japan. And only seems to happen on a gear change down. Its pretty worrying and im avoiding driving it at the moment because if it dies on a corner my handling and breaking are extremely compromised.
I have also now noticed that changing down a gear (at night) the lights (front beams) will dim, along with interior lights on the dash. Could this be related? This happens almost all of the time.
Any indication of what to check for would be great, as i am avoiding taking it to a garage at the moment as funds are tight (Japan made my bank balance hurt )
I have a friend who is going to pop over soon with a VAGCOM reader to see if anything gets flagged up but other then that im at a loss?
Cheers guys