Why when you give it gas it does not accelerate in the moment

Tiny
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When you press the gas pedal the car does not accelerate immediately is like a couple of second behind what could it be? By the way the car is standard and sometimes when I put first the car shuts off like if I did not give it gas or something is wrong with the clutch? I dont think so but let me know anything please and thank you
Monday, January 16th, 2012 AT 11:09 PM

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Tiny
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Have it scanned for codes and let us know what you find out.
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 12:44 AM
Tiny
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Have you checked for codes?
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 12:45 AM
Tiny
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I took it to a garage and they told that somebody put gas without turning off the engine
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 1:34 AM
Tiny
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That's a fire hazard and a federal offense, but wouldn't explain your problem. You need to have someone scan it for both soft and hard fault codes.
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 1:43 AM
Tiny
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A friend of mine told me that maybe the car is out of time, could the timing belt do that?
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 2:22 AM
Tiny
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Yes. It could. But so could a vacuum leak, low fuel pressure, clogged fuel filter, and fouled spark plugs.
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 3:27 AM
Tiny
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It's a fed offense to fuel car while running?
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 3:28 AM
Tiny
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I've been thinking about that. I know it's a felony in California and every other state I've been in, but, after thinking about it for awhile, I'm not sure about the federal statute. I know it's more dangerous than fueling while on the cell phone.
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 AT 3:31 AM

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