It’s hardly ever a good indication that the engine in your Kia Niro is behaving abnormally. This is because the engine is the main component of your vehicle and any sign of abnormal working must be identified right away and you must try to find the trigger of the failure. If it happens that your Kia Niro is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this article to help you find the trigger of your failure. We will now examine all the possible causes your Kia Niro having hesitation in acceleration.

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Kia Niro WHICH hesitates while accelerating CAUSED BY THE IGNITION:

So let’s commence our summarize of the causes that can cause hesitation during Kia Niro acceleration. One of the most known causes is that your ignition fails. We speak about ignition, but we can also extend to the failure to the ECU which by itself can transmit bad data that will disturb your ignition. It’s likely that your Kia Niro a has gone limp mode, don’t be reluctant to read this article for more info. To be able to check that one of these malfunctions is not the cause of your Kia Niro having acceleration troubles, you will have to “suitcase” your vehicle. Also, you can look at the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is faulty it may be the justification for the couplings, acceleration holes that you feel, if you only have one generally your Kia Niro should not start.

Hesitation during Kia Niro acceleration CAUSED BY THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s focus on the injector-related mishaps of your Kia Niro’s fuel injectors. If you find out 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 as a result immediately disrupt its normal functions, do not forget to check your injectors. If during the test you discover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Kia Niro, please examine our small document to remedy this malfunction.

Hesitation during Kia Niro acceleration CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible explanation why you feel hesitation during Kia Niro 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 serious state of wear, it will not slide effectively in its sheath and will snap, check the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Kia Niro that hesitates when accelerating CAUSED BY THE FUEL FILTER:

As far as the fuel filter is concerned, we’re going through the same sort of problem as clogged injectors. If your Kia Niro 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 miss to check it and change it if needed. If you ever get the feeling that your Kia Niro is going up in laps by itself, read our tutorial it should help you to discern the source.

Hesitation during Kia Niro acceleration CAUSED BY THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The last justification for an hesitating Kia Niro during acceleration. Modern cars are equipped with an increasing number of options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. On the other hand, according to how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Specifically if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard very often. If this is the case, it is possible that your ACP could become congested and your Kia Niro could give you acceleration problems. Have it tested.

Hesitation during Kia Niro acceleration CAUSED BY A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To summarize, the last problem, and surely the least irritating for you, it is likely that one of your fuel or air intake hoses is punctured or cracked and that it causes a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Kia Niro that gives acceleration troubles, check under your hood, engine on, the level of wear of your hoses, be careful not to burn yourself. If this happens to you, your Kia Niro may not be able to idle, in which case examine our little dossier to fix the malfunction in depth.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Kia Niro, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Niro category.