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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 07:33 AM
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bogs on acceleration

i have a 04 a/t /the motor has a couple thousand miles on it the car has 64000, i havent had any problems until driving for about a hour and got into heavy traffic/ stop and go /when i went to accelerate it fell flat on its face and started bucking not wanting to take fuel, if i eased the gas pedal it would come up to speed but you couldnt give it much or it would just stall/i shut it off and after a while took off and all was good till i stopped and go then same thing/there are no cel light on and temp and oil pressure is good /any idea what to look for
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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more info is needed. maintance-how old are your plugs, wires, coils? clean maf, ess, and air filter. a seafoam never hurts either
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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i dont know what kind of maintenance was done to this car i have owned it for a month
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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i have a 04 a/t /the motor has a couple thousand miles on it the car has 64000, i havent had any problems until driving for about a hour and got into heavy traffic/ stop and go /when i went to accelerate it fell flat on its face and started bucking not wanting to take fuel, if i eased the gas pedal it would come up to speed but you couldnt give it much or it would just stall/i shut it off and after a while took off and all was good till i stopped and go then same thing/there are no cel light on and temp and oil pressure is good /any idea what to look for
was the engine replaced? did you get it from a dealer? maintance is important on these cars. where are you located? the things that i listed are common problems that cause poor permormance also check the cat. do you have any mods?
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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i am in scottsburg indiana and i did buy from a dealer the short block was replaced /the gas tank and sensors and fuel pump/ heater control / heater core /and the vacuum lines thats what i know has been replaced
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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no mods that i know of
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 08:30 AM
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contact them and confirm that ingition parts are new, its usually done when getting a new motor. i would clean the sensors that i mentioned, it should only cost you some time and a small amount of $ if you dont have the chemicals
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 09:02 AM
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ok what chemicals do you use and where do you buy them
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 12:12 PM
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napa, autozone, advanced auto... mass airflow sensor cleaner. for the ess i use a rag and some brake cleen. seafoam
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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if you bought it only a month ago have the dealer you purchased it from take a look at it. Most dealers will at least give you an inspection for free and you might get lucky and get some work free too.

I would suggest at least trying with the dealer first before doing any work yourself.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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i called the dealer and they are going to have it checked so hopefully itll be on them thanks for all the info
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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Hopefully it is something stupid like a dead cat or something. Also...for future reference find out why everything was replaced en mass like that. It might be usefull info down the road.
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