# 2008 Hyundai Elantra Hesitation

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584 "2012-11-18T00:48:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wpollock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3be4f8/32.png) [@wpollock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wpollock)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584/1 "2012-11-18T00:48:17Z")

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I have owned this car from new and it currently has 32k miles. The only fuel used has been 85 octane or occasionally a tank of 93 octane. There is a distinct hesitation when accelerating from speeds of 10 to 15 mph and I do not believe it is due to the transmission shifting. I did move to my current state,California, from Pennsylvania and was told by my local Hyundai dealer service department that because California has a different gasoline formulation from most other states as well as a summer and winter blend to reduce emissions it is recommended to run a bottle of injector cleaner every 15k miles.

Any feedback is appreciated along with suggestions as to which brand additive might be best. I have a bottle of Chevron but have also read Amsol and Lucas are quality products.

Thanks

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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:** [November 18, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-elantra-hesitation/75584/2 "2012-11-18T06:10:19Z")

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Try cleaning the MAF (mass air flow) sensor, if it has one.