# 85 Eldorado acceleration and HP issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-eldorado-acceleration-and-hp-issue/38216>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** eldorado, cadillac\
**Created:** [October 17, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-eldorado-acceleration-and-hp-issue/38216 "2009-10-17T13:23:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oldsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e0b2c6/32.png) [@oldsfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldsfan)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-eldorado-acceleration-and-hp-issue/38216/1 "2009-10-17T13:23:42Z")

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Would a broken control arm on a front-wheel drive car cause the car not to accelerate to the car’s potential? I drove a nice Eldo several weeks ago, and the car had no pick up, took forever to accelerate to highway speed. The owner discovered the car had a broken left control arm. I know this affects the steering/suspension, but could this problem also cause the slow acceleration? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/85-eldorado-acceleration-and-hp-issue/38216/2 "2009-10-17T15:20:16Z")

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I think the weak acceleration can be attributed to the HT-4100 engine and it’s whopping 135 HP (when new) in conjunction with the car’s hefty 3700 pound weight.