'03 GS300 Acceleration Issue
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'03 GS300 Acceleration Issue
I've owned this GS 300 since '06 and have always had a slight hesitation during acceleration when hitting the gas after turning a corner or passing another car in the 20-35 mph range. It's like a dead or flat spot between the pedal and the engine. The dealer has told me this was the first year of the GS's "fly-by-wire" throttle system and this was a known issue and they don't have a fix.The car now has 105k miles on it and the problem has gotten more pronounced lately. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Though it's not on this site, I googled what you were looking for and this guy had the same symptoms, delayed acceleration when turning, etc and he replaced his MAF and the problem went away. A temporary fix he said was seafoaming the car.
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I've owned this GS 300 since '06 and have always had a slight hesitation during acceleration when hitting the gas after turning a corner or passing another car in the 20-35 mph range. It's like a dead or flat spot between the pedal and the engine. The dealer has told me this was the first year of the GS's "fly-by-wire" throttle system and this was a known issue and they don't have a fix.The car now has 105k miles on it and the problem has gotten more pronounced lately. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Hesitation problems can be anything from bad connections, bad ignition timing, MAF, TPS, air filters, spark plugs, all kinds of little small things. Just check the small things first! Like cleaning connections.
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