# 1998 Mazda Millenia S engine lurching, skipping **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** millenia, mazda\ **Created:** [August 14, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-mazda-millenia-s-engine-lurching-skipping/35041 "2009-08-14T12:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![annetteestes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/annetteestes/32/1392_2.png) [@annetteestes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/annetteestes)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-mazda-millenia-s-engine-lurching-skipping/35041/1 "2009-08-14T12:52:41Z")
The TCS and TCS Off lights come on. When I reach 70mph on the Interstate, the car skips and lurches. Cruise control makes it worse. The engine sometimes races and is a little noisy. If I accelerate rapidly or normally, it lurches; I have to accelerate very slowly at any speed. Any idea what might be causing this? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-mazda-millenia-s-engine-lurching-skipping/35041/2 "2009-08-14T13:15:18Z")
Unfortunately, very few mechanics outside of a Mazda dealership are going to have a clue regarding this engine, simply because it is the only model ever sold in the US with a Miller-Cycle engine. Additionally, very few of these were sold, giving most mechanics no experience with them. While a dealership’s hourly rate will be much more expensive than an independent mechanic, the dealership has a higher likelihood of zeroing in on the problem rapidly, as compared with a mechanic who has never worked on one of these engines. And, in the long run, that might actually make the dealership somewhat cheaper.