Car won’t accelerate quick from dead stop
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Car won’t accelerate quick from dead stop
I have a 2001 Lexus gs300 and when i come to a complete stop and step on the gas the car acts sluggish and doesn’t accelerate normal until i reach around 25 mph. I replaced the spark plugs, ignition wires & ignition coils and i still have the same problem 😒 i took it to a couple shops and they don’t know what’s wrong with the car and told me to take it to a Lexus dealership but i refuse to since i don’t have the cash to pay for it. I cleaned the throttle body with spray for it but i didn’t clean inside the MAF yet. It idles great in park but as soon as i put it in drive the rpms drop to around 750 and shakes slightly... what should i do?
You're probably shocking the poor car with a ton of air when you just told it to stop then stomping on your accelerator. Anywho... could definitely be the MAF, could be a TPS issue could be a lack of fuel i.e. fuel filter, injectors etc. You should keep doing it and see if you can mess something up or strike a code or something. Or, you can just not floor it from a quick stop. Just a suggestion.
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You can always have the dealer do a diagnostic and buy the parts yourself. It will probably cost around $125. Or better yet find an Indy that knows the 2GS. Most of us on CL have someone who knows the vehicle but is much, much cheaper than the dealer.
Before I found my Indy I had an issue with my car stalling that I thought was going to cost an arm and a leg at the dealer. They diagnosed it inside of an hour as a cracked vacuum hose - didn’t even charge me to replace it. So the dealer is not always the worst place to take your car. Expensive sometimes yes but I would rather know that not.
Before I found my Indy I had an issue with my car stalling that I thought was going to cost an arm and a leg at the dealer. They diagnosed it inside of an hour as a cracked vacuum hose - didn’t even charge me to replace it. So the dealer is not always the worst place to take your car. Expensive sometimes yes but I would rather know that not.
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fixed the problem
after a whole lot of plug and play i finally found something that made the car act the ways it’s been acting.. bought a new MAF sensor and the car works like it’s brand new 😄 thanks everyone for the help 🤟🏽
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