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Why does the car hesitate or power down when accelerating with a cold engine? |
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If I remeber right there is a technical service bulletin about water getting into the ecm. If I am right he may find the computer either full of water or if you live in a climate that has freezing weather, the case may even be cracked. In the past we have been able to perform the recommended repair according to the tsb sucessfully, in some cases had to replace the ecm. Unfortunatley this question was moved from the Old FAQ, and pertinent information is now missing. This particular answer related to a particular car that is no longer mentioned.
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Your o2 sensor may be bad.
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Or your EGR valve/sensor.
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If its a EFI motor it is more then likely dirty fuel injectors, they just can't get enough fuel through them when its cold. Compare it to a older carby car that didn't have enough choke..
Usually the computer will not look at the O2 sensor when the motor is cold.
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First answer by Faye Hertzler. Last edit by Gmauto. Contributor trust: 52 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 207 [recommend question]
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