# Car won't go over 2000 RPM's in any gear. Please Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorer, ford\ **Created:** [September 22, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-go-over-2000-rpms-in-any-gear-please-help/37015 "2009-09-22T23:41:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![megadar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@megadar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/megadar)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-go-over-2000-rpms-in-any-gear-please-help/37015/1 "2009-09-22T23:41:58Z")
I have a 92 Ford Explorer 4 wheel drive with a 5 speed manual transmission. If I rev the engine in neutral everything is fine, but in any gear when I get up to about 2k RPMs the engine backs off suddenly and then after a few seconds will suddenly start accelerating again until about 2k RPM where it will happen again. I thought maybe the clutch was slipping but when this happens the engine won’t rev up when I pump the gas pedal. I replaced the Vehicle Speed Sensor and that made no difference. HELP!!! ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-go-over-2000-rpms-in-any-gear-please-help/37015/2 "2009-09-23T00:27:12Z")
I’ll bet your having fuel starvation problems. Check the fuel pressure. I’ll bet it is low, and drops when you give it gas. I mean press the accelerator. ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-go-over-2000-rpms-in-any-gear-please-help/37015/3 "2009-09-23T04:59:37Z")
A plugged or melted catalytic converter can do the same thing. I once drove a five speed Dakota with a plugged catalytic converter and it wouldn’t go over 20mph in any gear. Idled fine and all, but had no power or speed.