# Acceleration problem dodge **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** dakota, dodge\ **Created:** [June 19, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-dodge/165993 "2020-06-19T09:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oTiqer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/otiqer/32/21114_2.png) [@oTiqer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oTiqer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-dodge/165993/1 "2020-06-19T09:54:16Z")
Hi so I’m having a problem whenever I accelerate with the pedal to the floor I get high rpms but the car gains speed slowly. I don’t have any check engine light ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-dodge/165993/2 "2020-06-19T10:05:32Z")
Check the transmission fluid level. Continuing to drive a slipping transmission is a good way to fry it. If it is a newer vehicle, (you have not told us year mileage condition etc, ) you may not have a dipstick for transmission fluid. This will require a trip to a shop to check ---
**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:** [June 19, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/acceleration-problem-dodge/165993/3 "2020-06-19T12:15:59Z")
> [@SteveCBT](#): > > Check the transmission fluid level. Continuing to drive a slipping transmission is a good way to fry it +1 If this truck has a manual transmission, then the symptoms indicate a badly-slipping clutch. If it has an automatic trans, then there is slippage in the transmission.