Your catalytic converter may be clogged.
Gas pedal to the floor slow acceleration.
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Upon trying to resume accelerating we got no response from the gas pedal.
3 malfunction of tps the basic principle of the throttle position sensor tps is to detect the throttle valve opening angle which is controlled by accelerator pedal.
The fuel filter may be clogged.
It has a fail safe design a spring which returns it to the idle position when not depressed by the driver.
I could push the pedal to the floor with little to no response and mostly no response.
When i push the gas pedal my car barely accelerates and when i push the gas pedal all the way to the floor it still accelerates very slow.
This can cause the slow acceleration of the vehicle even with the accelerator pedal completely pressed making it unreliable when it s needed.
Before you get too worried let s take a look at some of the possible easy fixes.
The throttle which controls fuel and air supply to the engine and is also known as the accelerator or gas pedal is normally the right most floor pedal.
Modern vehicles feature a complex set of systems for delivering fuel to the engine and evacuating exhaust gasses and a failure of any.
Nothing at all besides a slight acceleration until we pulled off the road.
Replace accelerator pump or clean or replace the carburetort.
Drain the gas tank and flush with fresh gas and refill.
Replace the fuel filter.
Generally not a diy job if you have a carburetor you may have a bad accelerator pump or power circuit.
This is a common problem found especially in high mileage vehicles.