What's causing my Volkswagen Sharan to vibrate on idle?

My 2005 Volkswagen Sharan sometimes vibrates on idle. What’s causing it?

Asked on 10 October 2013 by ufq

Answered by Honest John

Basically not enough fuel is getting through for it to run at normal idling speed. Changing the fuel filter may help.

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