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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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So tonight after dinner i was driving home doing about 65-70mph on the freeway, and all of a sudden rpm drops car wont accelerate. About 4 to 8 seconds later it responds and goes as normal again. This has happen about 3 times today. I have no clue what is going on I did the search and no similar problems. Any one with any inputs?

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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:14 AM
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need some help
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 11:01 AM
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There's numerous things that could cause this. Hmmm....air+fuel+spark....I'd start with spark or fuel. You could have a bad plug/coil wire, faulty fuel pump, clogged fuel filter, bad distributor (cap,rotor), etc, etc, etc....
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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check your battery connection as i had it before and my lights would go off too good luck and post results
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Old Apr 3, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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test battery and alternator and if this not a problem, next step is the MAF sensor..
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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cleaned the maf sensor and everything is fine
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