# Hesitating at take off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hesitating-at-take-off/101115>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** isuzu, rodeo\
**Created:** [March 11, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hesitating-at-take-off/101115 "2017-03-11T14:16:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kenroc66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@kenroc66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kenroc66)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hesitating-at-take-off/101115/1 "2017-03-11T14:16:02Z")

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Myv2002 rodeo hesitates after sitting at a red light…i have to floor it to get it going…i changed the spark plugs…the trans level is good…any suggestions?

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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:** [March 11, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hesitating-at-take-off/101115/2 "2017-03-11T14:18:48Z")

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> [@kenroc66](#):
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> i have to floor it to get it going

The next time that this happens, take note of the tachometer reading, and then report back to us on your findings. If the engine is turning at high revs, but the truck barely moves, that would point toward a transmission problem–even if the level of the fluid is good.