Car wont accelerate past 100 km/H

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Car wont accelerate past 100 km/H

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Hi Guys
Have a polo 2007 trendline. And it just came from a service, where among other things, the coil pack and plug leads were replaced.
Now I cant get past 100 km/h even if I floor it. Was hoping for some help from the community before taking it back.

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Sounds to me like your car is still in limp mode?
I literally had an issue with my coil pack a week or so back - I was running on 3 cylinders for a day or 2. My ECP light was on, and in 5th gear, my car would absolutely NOT break 3000rpm.
Found a similar post to my issue:
https://www.vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=205925
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Have you checked the speedo needle? might be sticky.
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What polo do you have, if it's n/a it can't go limp mode

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Sounds like a perfect car for a learner driver.
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Neuk wrote:Sounds like a perfect car for a learner driver.
Lol - like they need an excuse to be any slower
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Take it back to the place that did the work and let them fix it.
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