Why do I lose throttle response when I shift into 4th gear?

Why do I lose throttle response when I shift into 4th gear?

The car’s a manual transmission and for no good reason I usually shift into 4th gear (out of 5th) slap down the accelerator pedal a couple time to rev the engine while the cluth is depressed between gears and the accelerator will wake up and I’ll get throttle response again and all’s well.

What kind of car has no throttle response?

stephenmpls July 4, 2016, 9:25pm #1 I’ve got an ’04 VW Golf that has recently taken to occasional bouts of no throttle response from the accelerator pedal. This has happened a handful of times during the past few months and until this morning occured only while driving on the highway at a constant rate of speed (~58-60mph).

What does it mean when your car throttles up while driving?

In these cases, the TPS isn’t providing the right input, the onboard computer cannot direct the engine to work properly. When the car accelerates while driving, it usually means the butterfly valve inside the throttle has closed up and pops open suddenly when the driver presses on the accelerator.

What causes a Toyota to lose throttle response?

Toyota has been cleared, period.The NHSTB went on to say that the design used by Toyota for the electronic section of the throttle system was “well designed”. It could be a clogged fuel filter or a dying fuel pump, among other things.

The car’s a manual transmission and for no good reason I usually shift into 4th gear (out of 5th) slap down the accelerator pedal a couple time to rev the engine while the cluth is depressed between gears and the accelerator will wake up and I’ll get throttle response again and all’s well.

stephenmpls July 4, 2016, 9:25pm #1 I’ve got an ’04 VW Golf that has recently taken to occasional bouts of no throttle response from the accelerator pedal. This has happened a handful of times during the past few months and until this morning occured only while driving on the highway at a constant rate of speed (~58-60mph).

What happens when the throttle position sensor fails?

The throttle position sensor can fail in several ways, all of which result in poor fuel economy at best, and performance limitations that may create safety hazard for you and other motorists at worst. This sensor can fail gradually, or all at once. In most cases, the Check Engine Light is illuminated if a TPS failure is detected.

In these cases, the TPS isn’t providing the right input, the onboard computer cannot direct the engine to work properly. When the car accelerates while driving, it usually means the butterfly valve inside the throttle has closed up and pops open suddenly when the driver presses on the accelerator.

What’s the problem with the throttle pedal on a truck?

Discussion in ‘ Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ] ‘ started by dismag, Jul 20, 2012 . for last one month i have that problem on my Columbia 2005. The engine starts fine the problem is that throttle pedal doesn’t accelerate some time and some times just disappear at the time i am driving.

What does a fly by wire throttle mean?

If you have the 1.8T Engine then your vehicle has a “fly by wire” throttle…meaning you have no direct connection between your foot and the engine…