# 93 Escort will not accelerate

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, ford\
**Created:** [February 19, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040 "2012-02-19T21:06:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![fomoco14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@fomoco14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fomoco14)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040/1 "2012-02-19T21:06:02Z")

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I have a 93 escort with a 140,000 miles with the 1.9 and AT. Sometimes when I go to accelerate the fastest it will go is about 10mph no mater how far I have the gas pedal pushed, and the engine does not rev up at all. It just acts like I am coasting and not using the gas pedal. The car idles fine and will rev up and down when in park.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040/2 "2012-02-19T21:44:29Z")

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Is the check engine light on?

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**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:** [February 19, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040/3 "2012-02-19T21:45:26Z")

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First, we need to know the following:

> What is the car’s maintenance record–specifically–over the past 3 years?  
> Please don’t give us a meaningless description, such as “it has been well-maintained”.

> What “fixes” have been tried so far?

> Is the situation impacted by temperature?  
> In other words–is it worse when the engine is cold or when the engine is hot?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-escort-will-not-accelerate/71040/4 "2012-02-19T21:45:48Z")

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Too many things in play here…You need to have a skilled mechanic look at it when the problem is occurring…