# No acceleration

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** geo, acceleration, metro\
**Created:** [July 17, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014 "2010-07-17T18:08:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![redsue97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@redsue97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redsue97)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/1 "2010-07-17T18:08:53Z")

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additional info to my prior post.  
  
 The engine will not rev and there is no acceleration when you push down on the gas pedel.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/2 "2010-07-17T19:32:57Z")

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Please add that information to your original message by editing the original message or replying to it with the new information.

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**Author:** ![redsue97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@redsue97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redsue97)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/3 "2010-07-18T01:06:08Z")

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I have a 1997 geo metro 4-door. Car will start fine, when pushing down on gas pedal the engine doesn’t rev and it won’t accelerate to move forward. it will move forward when you take your foot off the brake but will only go 1mph (if that) forward or backward but you can not rev the engine to go up even the smallest incline.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/4 "2010-07-18T02:57:13Z")

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I didn’t see the prior posts. Is your gas pedal opening the throttle body? It sounds like the cable became disconnected if depressing the pedal has no effect.

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/5 "2010-07-18T03:46:43Z")

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Check the vacuum lines.

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**Author:** ![redsue97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@redsue97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/redsue97)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-acceleration/52014/6 "2010-07-18T04:33:21Z")

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thank you, will see what husband can do.