delay w/ acceleration - Engine Troubleshooting


	Auto Repair Home	SEARCH POSTS	WHO'S ONLINE	LOG IN

Automotive Repair

Car Troubleshooting Topics
  Car Troubleshooting
  Engine Troubleshooting
  Engine Fault Codes
  Electrical and Wiring
  Transmission Problems

Car Repair Topics
  Car Making Noises
  Car Stereo Repair
  Heating or AC Issues
  Motorcycles and ATVs
  Tricks of the Trade
  Truck Repair Advice

Site Options:
  Login
  Sign up here!

Latest Forum Post

Won't pass smog

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L 190k...

2001 Saturn Interior lights flashing

2001 Saturn L300 V6 150k miles Hello,...

Broken rocker arm cover bolt

I recently bought an 01 blazer and notic...

2018 Ford Fusion Titanium Hybrid swaying issue

I have a 2018 Ford Fusion that seems to ...

2007 Hyundai Elantra Shaking and Jumping

Hello, My 07 Elantra has 170,000 miles ...

Brake and rear right indicator not working

Hello this us my first post on here I h...

engine issue cant figure out (maybe electrical)

Nissan Sentra 2009 2.0 147k mileage I n...

2008 Nissan altima 2.5L will not crank.

I replaced the valve cover gasket and va...

pcv valve location on Mitsubishi lancer 1.5L 2011

where is pcv valve location on Mitsubish...

Brake lines coiled below master cylinder

Any idea why they put those coil loops i...

delay w/ acceleration

Sign up here!

Search for (search options)

Auto Repair Home>> Automotive Repair>> Engine Troubleshooting

hadoo
New User

Mar 22, 2012, 3:30 PM

Post #1 of 4 (1826 views)

delay w/ acceleration	Sign In

Hey guys,
1996, VW Jetta GLS, engine size ?, 167k
So, I've had this car only a few months and am finding a whole bunch of fun things out about it. My most pressing issue for today - I noticed that there is a delay in acceleration 2-3 sec after coming to a stop. It has been becoming more obvious and then today the car just keeled. I was stopped @ a light, went through it, got up to ~ 30k, everything stopped. It turned over but wouldn't start again. No engine lights indicating problem.
I'd really appreciate any idea's as to why, why, WHY DEAR GOD I have such problems! Then if you could, please address this issue with my car.
Thanks - H

speed
User

Mar 22, 2012, 5:23 PM

Post #2 of 4 (1782 views)

Re: delay w/ acceleration	Sign In

Is this manual or automatic transmission, also are you trying to say that your car wont accelerate from a stop?

GM ASEP 26 SCC Milford ASE certified in Brakes and Electrical on Thursday April 5th 2012

Tom Greenleaf
Ultimate Carjunky / Moderator
Tom Greenleaf profile image

Mar 23, 2012, 12:03 PM

Post #3 of 4 (1761 views)

Re: delay w/ acceleration	Sign In

Just to add: Engine warning lights wont mean much if it isn't starting at all so forget that. A code reading might help. If it was running fine recently a compression check of even one or two cylinders might show a problem. At the miles I'd be thinking valve timing with the symptoms leading up to this,

T

hadoo
New User

Mar 28, 2012, 11:41 AM

Post #4 of 4 (1725 views)

Re: delay w/ acceleration	Sign In

It is automatic, and yeah, it doesn't want to accelerate from a stop.

Search for (options) Privacy Sitemap