the engine will seem to cut out or run really rough
if the engine is backfiring it will damage the maf,.
The IAT / Intake Air tempture sensor is part of the MAF / Mass air flow sensor. You will have to replace the MAF sensor if the IAT sensor is bad. It is all one unit. That sensor will be mounted on the engine side of the air filter box were the Air intake hose goes to the engine. It is a squire black Item with electrical wires pluged into it. And the hose going to the engine will be clamped onto it.
there are usually no symptoms for oxygen sensors if there lean or something. But i f other sensors fail like crankshaft sensor of MAF sensor u will notice drivability problems Sometimes you will get a check engine light.
A bad air filter can cause black smoke or bad fuel injector and maf,tp sensor
Fixed it - Turned out to be a bad MAF sensor.
When a crankshaft sensor is bad the engine will not run. The sensor is not usually intermittent, it is either good or bad.
Timing, a bad plug (s), bad plug wires, bad maf sensor, bad map sensor, bad o-2 sensor, bad ign. Module
According to the Service Manual, a P0101 is: Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor Performance. Basically means the sensor that's on your air intake is either dirty or going bad. Get some MAF Cleaner from your local auto store, take it out and clean it, put it back and unplug the battery for a bit to reset it. If the code comes back, replace the MAF sensor.
Clean the MAF sensor with CRC MAF cleaner.
Bad o2 or maf sensor
dtc p0131 is a heated oxygen sensor low voltage condition on sensor 1. This is caused by an extended lean condition. Look for damaged O2 sensor wiring,low fuel pressure,vacuum leaks, exhaust leaks, MAF sensor - disconnect MAF sensor to see if lean condition goes away, if so replace the MAF sensor, bad gas, poor pcm to engine block grounds, bad injector(s). This info is from the park ave service manual (GM) hope it helps Ed
Acceleration delay and bad diagnostics are normally good signs. If you do discover that it is the MAF sensor, VW has issued a free replacement under the extended warranty program.