# Car surges during low-speed acceleration

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-surges-during-low-speed-acceleration/49483>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camry, toyota\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-surges-during-low-speed-acceleration/49483 "2010-05-28T00:35:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jaimetoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jaimetoes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaimetoes)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-surges-during-low-speed-acceleration/49483/1 "2010-05-28T00:35:04Z")

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I have a 1999 Toyota Camry XLE with a 3.0 V6. It’s got 102,000 miles and has run great for the last year or so I’ve had it until just a week or so ago.  
  
  
  
 Now, when I accelerate gradually from a stop or keep a steady speed of about 25 or 30, the car kind of surges a bit.  
  
  
  
 It’s not always really noticeable – except, perhaps, to me since I drive it regularly. You can barely make out a fluctuation on the tachometer.  
  
  
  
 Like I said, it’s usually between 0 and 25-30 MPH. If I really accelerate hard, you don’t notice any surging.  
  
  
  
 I’m just looking to regain that smooth acceleration which made this car nice to drive.  
  
  
  
 Any ideas?