It’s rarely a good signal that the engine in your Acura TSX is behaving uncommonly. This is because the engine is the main part of your vehicle and any signal of abnormal running must be spotted straight away and you must look for the cause of the malfunction. If it happens that your Acura TSX is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this article to help you discover the cause of your malfunction. We will now take a look at all the possible triggers your Acura TSX having hesitation in acceleration.

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Acura TSX WHICH hesitates while accelerating CAUSED BY THE IGNITION:

So let’s start our list of the triggers that can trigger hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration. One of the most simple triggers is that your ignition does not work out. We speak about ignition, but we can also generalize the malfunction to the ECU which itself can transmit bad info that will affect your ignition. It’s possible that your Acura TSX a has gone limp mode, don’t think twice to read this article for more info. To be able to verify that one of these malfunctions is not the generate of your Acura TSX having acceleration problems, you will have to “suitcase” your vehicle. Also, you can take a look at the state of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is faulty it may be the motive for the couplings, acceleration holes that you perceive, if you only have one most of the time your Acura TSX should not start.

Hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s look into the injector-related mishaps of your Acura TSX’s fuel injectors. If you detect this feeling that your vehicle is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become clogged or obstructed, producing a bad air/fuel mixture to be delivered to the engine block and therefore automatically disrupt its normal operation, do not miss to verify your injectors. If during the check you discover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Acura TSX, please browse our small file to solve this malfunction.

Hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible justification why you feel hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is severely worn. If your accelerator cable is in a severe condition of wear, it will not slide effectively in its sheath and will snap, verify the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Acura TSX that hesitates when accelerating CAUSED BY THE FUEL FILTER:

So far as the fuel filter is being considered, we’re going through the same sort of trouble as clogged injectors. If your Acura TSX is clutching and you feel like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be clogged. The consequence would be that your whole intake system would be running at idle and therefore your engine would lack fuel supply to go normally. Don’t forget to verify it and replace it if needed. If you ever get the feeling that your Acura TSX is going up in laps on its own, read our tutorial it should help you to distinguish the source.

Hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The last justification for an hesitating Acura TSX during acceleration. Modern cars are built with increasingly more options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. On the other hand, depending on how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Especially if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard oftentimes. If this is the case, it is possible that your ACP could become stopped up and your Acura TSX could give you acceleration problems. Have it checked out.

Hesitation during Acura TSX acceleration CAUSED BY A PUNCTURED HOSE:

In conclusion, the last trouble, and surely the least annoying for you, it is possible that one of your fuel or air intake hoses is punctured or cracked and that it triggers a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Acura TSX that gives acceleration troubles, verify under your hood, engine on, the level of wear of your hoses, be careful not to burn yourself. If this happens to you, your Acura TSX may not be able to idle, in which case take a look at our little page to deal with the malfunction in depth.

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