# Problem with my car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 27, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354 "2008-04-27T19:49:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![chiefy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@chiefy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chiefy)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354/1 "2008-04-27T19:49:10Z")

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i have a 2001 chevy malibu it has a hesitate and go when i;m driving it had it checked twice by dealer and a shop said tansmission is not a problem and checked sensors said no problem its been doing this for 3 yrs i know of if it was the tranemission you would think it would be out by now really puzzled by cause its still a good car with low miles husdand put new plug wires and plugs in it the expensive ones is there anything you can tell me

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**Author:** ![chiefy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@chiefy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chiefy)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354/2 "2008-04-27T19:58:47Z")

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i have 2001 chevy malibu it has a hesitation and go when i’m driving it had it checked twice by dealer and a shop said transmission is not a problem and checked sensors said no problem its been doing this for 3 yrs i know of if it was the transmission you would think it would out by now really puzzeled by this cause its still a good car with low miles husband put new plug wires and plugs in it the expensive ones is the anything you can tell me

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**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354/3 "2008-04-27T20:01:32Z")

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Is there anything I can tell you? Yeah, use proper grammar and punctuation.

Also, more info would be nice, like more on the hesitation. Is it when you’re accelerating from a stop, when you’re driving in the city, passing someone, just randomly on the highway, or some other time? What’s the engine doing (revving up, bogging down?) Is there a Check Engine Light on?

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**Author:** ![westnlas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/westnlas/32/754_2.png) [@westnlas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/westnlas)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354/4 "2008-04-27T20:04:09Z")

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I think you might have a fuel delivery problem. You might check all the wiring to the fuel pump. I had one with a bare spot once that would kill the pump sometimes, then it would be all right. Of course, it never messed up at a shop. I found it by pure luck.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-my-car/13354/5 "2008-04-27T22:01:59Z")

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Some of those hesitation problems while at steady speeds are caused by a bad O2 sensor. If you are at a steady speed and your car slows down and takes a while to respond to the pedal being pushed and then has a great surge of power, you may be in luck.