car has very little power

[buckeye5889]

I have a 2002 grand prix gt and just recently it seems to have now power when I take off. It is running very slow off the start and it drops off after it finally switches gears, which sometimes doesn't want to happen. It will get to about 4000 rpm and not want to shift and has no power and car starts to slow up, I have to let off the gas and try again. It acts like it's not getting air or something. What should I look at first?

[BNaylor]

Welcome to AF.

How many miles and do you still have the original CAT converter? 2001-2002 models may have flaky ones which could be covered under the converter/emissions extended warranty of 10 yrs/120K miles, whichever comes first. Other possibility is a MAF sensor.

[clevername88]

I have the exact same problem on my car which is a 2001 grand prix. how did you fix the problem?

Originally Posted by buckeye5889

I have a 2002 grand prix gt and just recently it seems to have now power when I take off. It is running very slow off the start and it drops off after it finally switches gears, which sometimes doesn't want to happen. It will get to about 4000 rpm and not want to shift and has no power and car starts to slow up, I have to let off the gas and try again. It acts like it's not getting air or something. What should I look at first?