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2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Repair Question


Topics covered: Hesitate, Choke, Fuel pressure.
Mileage: 130 miles.

Asked on March 20, 2012

2004 Santa Fe with 130kMy Santa Fe wants to chug when idle or, now, when accelerating and driving. I have already replaced the plugs. Any bright ideas at to what could be causing the chug. It is getting worse over last couple days. Before then it was inte

Being that it was intermittant prior to now, I changed the plugs when I had time. Now it wants to chug-and-die at idle, hesitates when accelerating, and occasionally hesitates and chugs while driving at higher speeds, too.
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Replied on March 20, 2012

check fuel pressure a,scan for codes and clean throttle plate with choke cleaner on both sides.start there first.

Tiny Answered by hmac300 (expert)
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