# 1998 Toyota Camry V6 jerks and hesitates with steady pressure on gas pedal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 10, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133 "2011-07-10T23:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigDaddySherpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@BigDaddySherpa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigDaddySherpa)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133/1 "2011-07-10T23:15:20Z")

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I have a 1998 Toyota Camry with about 90k miles on it. When I am driving and hold the gas pedal steady the car jerks and hesitates. If I press down on the gas I can power through the problem. It also does this when I set the cruise control. There is no check engine light on. Someone please help!

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133/2 "2011-07-10T23:39:32Z")

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It’s time for a visit to your mechanic.

If you don’t have a regular mechanic, now is a very good time to find one.

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**Author:** ![BigDaddySherpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@BigDaddySherpa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigDaddySherpa)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133/3 "2011-07-10T23:52:33Z")

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great advice

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**Author:** ![azettili](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@azettili](https://community.cartalk.com/u/azettili)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133/4 "2011-07-11T02:00:39Z")

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I think you need to replace your coils. I had a 1992 Camry which was doing the same thing, and when I changed the coils the jerking stopped and the car runs much smoother now.

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**Author:** ![BigDaddySherpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b19c9b/32.png) [@BigDaddySherpa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BigDaddySherpa)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-camry-v6-jerks-and-hesitates-with-steady-pressure-on-gas-pedal/66133/5 "2011-07-12T23:45:39Z")

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thanks, I think I will replace all the boots, wires and plugs as well