Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 AT 2:16 PM
My car is extremely sluggish on acceleration following startup. It will refuse to accelerate for a few blocks, then will suddenly decide to cooperate and accelerate fine. This only happens after we have cut the engine off and then restarted, not when we have been stopped at a light or stop sign. It seems to happen a bit more often and take a little longer to kick in when we are lower on fuel, but still happens when we have a full tank. No problems with exhaust or strange smells. It climbs hills fine and the fuel efficiency seems not to have changed. The only problem I have with stalling is in hot weather, which I have been told is a notorious problem with these cars. I have been told this issue could be the fuel pump or possibly some sort of sensor. I would like to know what the most likely issues are before we go down the rabbit hole with this vehicle.