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Stuttering under hard acceleration from stop

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by douglasjre, Jul 17, 2024 at 4:57 PM.

  1. douglasjre

    douglasjre Senior Member

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    Customer complaint of of car stuttering from dead stop takeoffs. Anybody having these issues?
     
    #1 douglasjre, Jul 17, 2024 at 4:57 PM
  2. PhoS

    PhoS Active Member

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    They're probably feeling the ice kick on? It's not always the smoothest.
     
    #2 PhoS, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:02 PM
  3. PriusCamper

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    Most mechanics start selling plugs and coils and throttle body and MAF sensor cleaning before they even both to diagnose that one.
     
    #3 PriusCamper, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
  4. bisco

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    brand new gen 5? take it in for warranty repair
     
    #4 bisco, Jul 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
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