It’s rarely a good signal that the engine in your Kia Soul is behaving abnormally. This is because the engine is the most important part of your car and any sign of abnormal performing must be identified immediately and you must seek out the cause of the malfunction. If it happens that your Kia Soul is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this tutorial to help you discover the cause of your malfunction. We will now take a look at all the possible triggers your Kia Soul having hesitation in acceleration.
Kia Soul WHICH hesitates while accelerating DUE TO THE IGNITION:
So let’s begin our list of the triggers that can provoke hesitation during Kia Soul acceleration. One of the most basic triggers is that your ignition does not work out. We speak about ignition, but we can also extend to the malfunction to the ECU which itself can transmit bad data that will disrupt your ignition. It’s possible that your Kia Soul a has gone limp mode, don’t think twice to read this tutorial for more information. To be able to verify that one of these malfunctions is not the trigger of your Kia Soul having acceleration problems, you will have to “suitcase” your car. Also, you can look at the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is defective it may be the cause for the couplings, acceleration holes that you feel, if you only have one most of the time your Kia Soul should not start.
Hesitation during Kia Soul acceleration CAUSED BY THE INJECTORS:
Now let’s focus on the injector-related mishaps of your Kia Soul’s fuel injectors. If you notice this sense that your car is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become blocked or obstructed, producing a bad air/fuel mixture to be delivered to the engine block and therefore automatically disrupt its normal performance, do not miss to verify your injectors. If during the check you uncover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Kia Soul, please examine our small file to remedy this malfunction.
Hesitation during Kia Soul acceleration CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:
Another possible explanation why you feel hesitation during Kia Soul 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.
Kia Soul that hesitates when accelerating DUE TO THE FUEL FILTER:
So far as the fuel filter is concerned, we’re going through the same kind of trouble as clogged injectors. If your Kia Soul is clutching and you feel like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be clogged. The final result would be that your entire intake system would be running at idle and therefore your engine would lack fuel supply to go normally. Don’t miss to verify it and change it if required. If you ever get the feeling that your Kia Soul is going up in laps by itself, read our tutorial it should help you to find out the cause.
Hesitation during Kia Soul acceleration CAUSED BY THE PARTICULATE FILTER:
The last justification for an hesitating Kia Soul during acceleration. Modern cars are built with more and more options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. However, dependent on how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Especially if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard very often. If this is the circumstance, it is possible that your ACP could become congested and your Kia Soul could give you acceleration concerns. Have it checked.
Hesitation during Kia Soul acceleration DUE TO A PUNCTURED HOSE:
To conclude, 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 Kia Soul 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 Kia Soul may not be able to idle, in which circumstance take a look at our little article to handle the malfunction in depth.
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