Questions tagged [acceleration]
The act of increasing speed over time.
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Can trouble codes P2138 & P2279 be related for a 2005 Honda Pilot?
My 2005 Honda Pilot is having an issue where it loses power and the check engine light and several other lights appear at the same time. If I were to stop the car and cut it off and back on it will ...
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Ticking or clicking when accelerating
So I've had my Ford F-150 for a few years now. It's a 2001 and up until the other day it was running and sounding like new. On the way back from work I stopped at the gas station to fill up. When I ...
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Rough Low Idle and Engine Shakes, Hesitation and Lack of Power
On a 98 Mazda 626 GF 2L I'm working on the engine seems to shake / wobble for about a second / second and a half when going to WOT from any starting rpm. It also almost sounded like maybe one of the ...
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2004 Ford Explorer accelerates too quickly from idle
I have a 2004 Explorer/v8/4wd/bauer edition. When I take off from a stop, there is a slight lag and then the vehicle over accelerates (sort of "jumps" off the line). If I gradually apply the ...
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What could be the result of this missing o-ring?
Consider this o-ring :
And this full diagram if you need a more global view :
For completeness sake, here are the real parts :
Where the o-ring goes :
Where the little hole leads :
The other end ...
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2015 VW Golf TSI Standard accelerating automatically
The car keeps accelerating after shifting to 3rd/4th gear at random times. I would shift, take my foot off the pedal and the speed would, in one occasion, accelerate to 40kmh and maintain speed.
The ...
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Acceleration problem, but only immediately after stopping
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The following applies mainly when accelerating from zero speed at 1st gear in RPM below 2500. Above that RPM range, there is no problem (then acceleration is assisted by turbo-compressor).
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VW Passat 2.8 4motion b5 - Lack of Acceleration
Driving home car is working normally, driving at a constant speed then out of the blue heard a small thud then a rumble, after that the car had a problem where the acceleration was weak.
Approaching ...
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Does using the entire rev range of a car damage it?
On my standard 2000 1.2 Opel Agila, I often have to get to about 5000RPM to join a fast road on a steep (1 in 10) hill, as it is gutless on hills. I have to do this almost every day, and I have ...
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Acceleration and engine issues
So I have a manual 02 Chevy Cavalier with 147000 miles 2.2L. I have been noticing that when I fully step on the gas I get zero acceleration. It gets even worse when I'm in either 4th or 5th gear after ...
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Opel Corsa D engine issue?
I have a 2011 1.4 petrol Corsa D.
When accelerating the car lurches. This doesn't happen all the time and is seemingly random. It may happen when I accelerate from 60 on the motorway back to 70 or 30 ...
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97 Sentra Slow Acceleration?
I just recently bought a 97 Sentra with less than 15k on it. I have never driven a Sentra before, so I'm not even sure if there is a problem. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of power and I have ...
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2005 Chevy Aveo doesn't acclerate over 60 mph [closed]
This problem just begin yesterday. It's doesn't go past 60 mph and I don't know what's wrong. Can someone please answer this please?
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2004 LEXUS GX470
I have a 2004 Lexus GX470. I am having this problem where as I accelerate, my RPM goes up to like 5/6 and my speed is not going up. If I back off the pedal and try again it sometimes will accelerate....
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Engine, sudden reduced power with soft shaking
I have a 2007 Holden with a 2.0 Turbo engine. On one day I decided to go through a light that had just turned orange- so I pressed down, not completely as I new how much power I needed to go through ...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata not accelerating
I recently purchased a 2015 Hyundai Sonata its only 2 months old and while driving on a freeway I was unable to accelerate. I was cruising at 65 mph and while trying to pass someone it just limped ...
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2001 civic won't accelerate when pressing gas petal..?
For the past few days my check engine light has been on. Whenever I try to accelerate, the car will not go very fast at all, no matter how hard I press it, all the way down, halfway, doesn't matter. ...
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accelerating noise while the car is parked- VW GOLF
I have a 2005 VW Golf, automatic. Today after I parked the car a very loud accelerating sound came out of the engine, it sounded like I had pressed the pedal all the way down but I had not, I cannot ...
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What can possibly cause acceleration problem in a car?
I've a 2007 Honda civic (automatic transmission). I had to replace the starter in the car couple of days ago. After the replacement, I feel like I have to press the gas more than before to expect ...
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2000 Honda Accord Shakes under acceleration
I have have Honda Accord 2000 with manual 5 gear transmission.
During acceleration it shakes like front end is ready to jump out. Engine doesn't misfire or anything - I have plenty of power on all ...
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