Q: I'm not getting any acceleration

asked by on June 30, 2016

When I slightly push the pedal it barely goes anywhere but when I push it all the way down it shoots off. Within two days I changed the fuel pump and the 02 sensor but still the same result. Please help
My car has an automatic transmission.

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