Hiccup at idle and acceleration
#1
07-01-2007, 04:02 AM
Hiccup at idle and acceleration
New to the forum, and looking forward to good info. I am on my second Intrepid. First was a 98, ES model great car, not a lot of major problems. I am on my second Intrepid, a 2001 ES, 3.2L. I am having a problem with idiling and upon accelerating. There is a "hiccup" that occurs on a fairly regular basis. There is no check engine light. I did replace the plugs when I bought the car and wanted to get opinion on the possibility of a faulty spark plug. If not what else would you suggest looking into that would cause this. Thanks for all the great information.
#2
07-01-2007, 11:38 AM
RE: Hiccup at idle and acceleration
2001 Intrepid R/T, 3.5 liter. One occasion of some engine 'stumbling' when starting to leave a parking lot. That was a day after adding some fuel cleaner, not having used any for a few years. Probably some loosened gunk going through the injectors.
Maybe your injectors are starting to clog.
Maybe your injectors are starting to clog.
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07-01-2007, 02:34 PM
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07-01-2007, 05:57 PM
RE: Hiccup at idle and acceleration
I only had the car for about a week before I replaced the plugs, and really didnt notice. I replaced them with ac delco. I just purchased bosch super plus, have yet to put them in. I have noticed it more. But it is also been real hot here and using the ac more as well.
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07-02-2007, 02:24 AM
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10-10-2007, 10:45 PM
RE: Hiccup at idle and acceleration
I know this is a late response but I just joined. I owned a new2000 Intrepid which did this constantly and it was very annoying. This car was completely recalled after about 13 months of ownership because of that and many other problems which were not fixed with continued visits to the dealership (they did try hard but everything just went to heck, major lemon) I made a deal with Chrysler on a new 2001 Intrepid and this car sometimes hiccups or lunges so I am pretty sure this is anIntrepid thing. At 69,700 miles the 2001 started lunging a lot worse than usual. My husband finally noticed it (you know these problems never happen when someone else drives your car - ugh) and we took it in for a transmission check (we had a transmission go out once and it seemed to be acting similar). The dealership suggested a $200 spark plug change and it actually helped.I don't know if the Intrepid does a number on the spark plugs or what but the dealership seemed to know very quickly what the problem was, like they have had it happen before.