# Acceleration problem 04 Dodge Neon **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** neon, acceleration, dodge\ **Created:** [August 6, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-04-dodge-neon/17786 "2008-08-06T22:55:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![republicson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@republicson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/republicson)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-04-dodge-neon/17786/1 "2008-08-06T22:55:02Z")
I have a 2004 Dodge Neon that I have owned for 2 years now. For the last 3 months, I have occasionally experienced a problem when accelerating from lower speed to higher speed (never from a stop). It has happened when entering highways, or just when completing a turn. What happens: when I depress the gas pedal, it does nothing. It doesn’t rev, accelerate, or anything. I back off and try again lightly. After 2-4 tries, it eventually works like normal. This initially occurred about once a week. I tried some fuel cleaner, thinking it was a fuel issue (the only plausible recommendation I have received). It now happens about once a day. I took it into the shop and he was unable to duplicate the problem after driving it on 4 separate occasions in variable weather/road conditions. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![republicson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3da27b/32.png) [@republicson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/republicson)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-04-dodge-neon/17786/2 "2008-08-06T22:56:07Z")
Oh, in addition, in the recent occurrences of this problem, it has felt like it was going to stall but never actually has. ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-04-dodge-neon/17786/3 "2008-08-06T23:05:53Z")
Check engine light on?