Maybe it's the heat out here, or the a/c clutch, or something wrong with the little one but from time to time (more when the A/c is on) our xA just seems like it's going to die, rpm's drop to nearly 400 in drive, whole car shakes for a second, then right back to normal. At first I thought it was the A/c clutch but I noticed it wasn't in time with it. The local dealer is the only one that's touched it aside from when we picke it up from Camelback. Started happening a month ago, and goes a few days before doing it again.
Any ideas?
Erik

 

you need to have the throttle cable TSB done. . . do a search, it's been covered

 

^^^ Bingo!

 

Very nice thank you

 

Mines been doing that too...
I just figured the A/C was killing it. It's time to go in for a quik check up.

 

I've always thought that the AC was just a big strain on the little 1.5. Does it just do this when you are at idle?

 

my RS 1.0 does that but i was just thinkin that the idle controller was actin up or someone messed witht the stock idle. im havin it checked out monday morn. ill post if its just nothing and thats how the cars act.