# 1998 Honda Accord Hesitates

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-hesitates/29856>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 1, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-hesitates/29856 "2009-05-01T14:42:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vltk66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vltk66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vltk66)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-hesitates/29856/1 "2009-05-01T14:42:28Z")

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My 1998 Honda Accord (VTEC) sporadically hesitates when accelerating from a stop. The check engine light reads “too lean”. The mechanics replaced the sending unit, the fuel filter, and gave it a complete tune-up. I have seen no improvement. The problem does not seem to be influenced by weather conditions or type of gas. When starting up from a stop, the car will start to go, but then dies right off to where I think it’s going to stall but it never does. Within a few seconds, it takes right off again. Again, it’s very sporadic (sometimes every 100 miles or so). The mechanic is stumped!

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-accord-hesitates/29856/2 "2009-05-01T17:16:55Z")

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The mechanic is stumped? Find a new mechanic. Yours either doesn’t know how to diagnose the problem, or doesn’t feel like investing the time necessary to diagnose the problem.