Q: Shifting too slow p0106

asked by on August 02, 2016

I have trouble every time I begin to accelerate the car. It doesn’t pull out like it should, and when I accelerate a little more the gears change more slowly than usual. I stopped by an AutoZone the other day to check out my engine and it got the code p0106 a map sensor that said it was a large vacuum leak. What’s causing this and how can I fix it?

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