Is it still under warranty? (Original owner would have 100K miles AFAIK)
Have the codes read to see what faults are occuring..
A vag-com tool might be needed for this. ;-)

Might be an internal problem with the Valve Body, a Vehicle Speed Sensor
(which also might be located internally on yours), or a wiring issue.
Did you ever have any water entering the interior of your car?



"stueckes" > wrote in message
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> My Jetta GLX VR6 Automatic has been hard shifting from 2nd to 3rd at
> slow speed, approx. 25mph. This only happens when I go from a stop to
> driving. As the Jetta begins it shifts from 1st to 2nd fine, then from
> 2nd to 3rd it revs up the RPMs and hard shifts, and then no problem
> shifting into drive. This only happens at slower speeds. Once I'm
> going, no problem, even if I accelerate hard. Does this mean I need a
> Tranny, or could there be another easier fix? Please help, I am
> desperate to find an easy solution. Thanks 8O