Bigfoot Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Went out for a drive this morning. Car was acting weird. It was stumbling/hesitating under low RPM load in any gear. Almost as if someone was tapping the brakes. On the freeway in 6th at about 70-75 if I tried to accelerate lightly it would hesitate again. At steady speed it was fine, but just apply a little throttle I could feel it. Going from a dead stop I could feel it too. Any gear under mild acceleration or even a little more I could feel it at low RPM. Stopped, shut the car down for a while and came home, still there. This time the "service traction system" came on briefly 2 or 3 times...for no more than 5 to 10 seconds...and still stumbling. Whole way home it did not come back on. At higher RPM it's not really noticeable if there at all. Say around 2500 to 3000 or more. I came to a complete stop and tested traction control. It activated and stopped wheel spin and didn't give me an error message. I turned off traction system to see if that changed anything and it was still there. Help...I cannot afford an expensive repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azmotorhead Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I know car is new to you. but did you change tires /wheels? sounds like Active handling is kicking in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Has the guy test fitting your exhaust system cracked a plug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Tires have not been changed yet and it's not showing system active. I doubt the header company broke anything. I've had it back for over a week and several hundred miles on it since getting it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Has the guy test fitting your exhaust system cracked a plug? Well, I think you were close. Checked all the plug wires and one wasn't fully seated. Quick test drive and she seems fine. Going for a longer trip right now. that's all it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 and thats all ti takes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Running good. Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 So pull the plug wire loose again. Take wifey for a ride. Go home and purchase go fast parts to cure stumbling problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Don't need go fast parts. She's pretty fast already and haven't even had a chance to stretch her legs fully as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old yeller Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Has the guy test fitting your exhaust system cracked a plug? Well, I think you were close. Checked all the plug wires and one wasn't fully seated. Quick test drive and she seems fine. Going for a longer trip right now. that's all it was. Glad it worked out for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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