# 1999 chevy prizm hesitates for a second at 44 mph and 49 mph

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-hesitates-for-a-second-at-44-mph-and-49-mph/93102>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 22, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-hesitates-for-a-second-at-44-mph-and-49-mph/93102 "2016-04-22T09:13:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![tommypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tommypickles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tommypickles)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-hesitates-for-a-second-at-44-mph-and-49-mph/93102/1 "2016-04-22T09:13:44Z")

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I’m very happy with the car. the last posting I made was about a pulley, the mechanic said is was a $26 bracket causing drag.

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**Author:** ![tommypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tommypickles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tommypickles)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-hesitates-for-a-second-at-44-mph-and-49-mph/93102/2 "2016-04-22T09:15:53Z")

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the car has 187,000 and is doing very well. I guess it could make 300,000 very possibly with high mileage oil and oil stabilizer as the pressure is low upon starting.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chevy-prizm-hesitates-for-a-second-at-44-mph-and-49-mph/93102/3 "2016-04-22T19:34:40Z")

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Auto trans? Try changing the trans fluid. Use the specific kind, not “generic”!