1998 Toyota Camry Intermittent excelleration problems

Tiny
RICKCNSDCA
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  • 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 13,000 MILES
At various times after the vehicle is at a complete stop the car when pushing the accelerator will do nothing but when pushing it harder a 2nd time it will surge forward and go with no problems. This started happening about 2 to 3 months ago. Rather stressful in view of the acceleration problems that Toyota has been under the light for. W keep up the maintenance and recently a mechanic removed the accelerator cable from the engine and greased it very well. After re-installing the cable mount within a week it seemed to start again. The cable appears to be in excellent shape. We do regular maintenance including lube and oil jobs etc. Please advise ASAP.
Thanks
Rick
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 AT 3:35 PM

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Tiny
RI01ROD2
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I have a 93 doing the same thing I think. However, it is all the time. Reverse is fine, however, take off shutters no matter what gear up to about 25+ mph or so. I have been told to check coil pack, injectors, and vac hoses. So far no luck. This may sound dumb, but did you check tranny fluid?
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