Intermittent Hesitation

[IH-Warranty]

2003 Elantra
5-speed manual

The problem I am having is sometimes when I push the accelerator to take off, usually after going into 2nd gear, the eng will lose all power & and act like it is going to quit but then will get the power back & run normally. This usually last for 2-3 seconds. I can not recreate the problem, it happens intermittently after the car is just restarted, warm & cold start situations. Probably only happened 10-15 times in the last year.

Any ideas?

[Selenico77]

Dear friend.
it is possible you don't let the motor run up into the actual gear before you change gear.
pedal, if it is, it is Normal in a manual transmition Car.
there must be a good coordination with the run in RPM of the motor and the load you give it.
Remember it is not Authomatic !!!!!!.
I know what I tell you, cause here in Uruguay 98 % of the cars are Manual.
Best Regards
Selénico77
From
Montevideo Uruguay

[mmaff]

I have a 99 Elantra that was doing the same thing, turns out one of the sparkplug wires had a crack in it and it was grounding out. Had to get new coils. hope it helps.