It’s very rarely a good sign that the engine in your Subaru Crosstrek is behaving atypically. This is because the engine is the fundamental component of your car and any indicator of abnormal running must be noticed straight away and you must search for the trigger of the failure. If it happens that your Subaru Crosstrek is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this tutorial to help you uncover the trigger of your failure. We will now take a look at all the possible triggers your Subaru Crosstrek having hesitation in acceleration.

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Subaru Crosstrek WHICH hesitates while accelerating CAUSED BY THE IGNITION:

So let’s commence our recap of the triggers that can generate hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration. One of the most known triggers is that your ignition does not work out. We talk about ignition, but we can also generalize the malfunction to the ECU which by itself can send bad data that will affect your ignition. It’s likely that your Subaru Crosstrek a has gone limp mode, don’t hesitate to go through this tutorial for more information. To be able to check that one of these malfunctions is not the trigger of your Subaru Crosstrek having acceleration troubles, you will have to “suitcase” your car. 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 reason for the couplings, acceleration holes that you experience, if you only have one most of the time your Subaru Crosstrek should not start.

Hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration BECAUSE OF THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s concentrate on the injector-related mishaps of your Subaru Crosstrek’s fuel injectors. If you perceive this feeling 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, causing a bad air/fuel mixture to be sent to the engine block and as a result automatically disturb its normal performance, do not miss to check your injectors. If during the test you find that one of your injectors is leaking on your Subaru Crosstrek, please examine our small document to get rid of this malfunction.

Hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible explanation why you experience hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is badly worn. If your accelerator cable is in a severe state of wear, it will not slide correctly in its sheath and will snap, check the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Subaru Crosstrek that hesitates when accelerating CAUSED BY THE FUEL FILTER:

As far as the fuel filter is being considered, we’re handling the same sort of problem as clogged injectors. If your Subaru Crosstrek is clutching and you experience like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be clogged. The final result 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 check it and change it if necessary. If you ever get the feeling that your Subaru Crosstrek is going up in laps on its own, go through our tutorial it should help you to distinguish the origin.

Hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The last explanation for an hesitating Subaru Crosstrek during acceleration. Modern cars are built with an increasing number of 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 circumstance, it is possible that your ACP could become congested and your Subaru Crosstrek could give you acceleration complications. Have it checked.

Hesitation during Subaru Crosstrek acceleration CAUSED BY A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To summarize, the last problem, and surely the least bothersome for you, it is likely 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 Subaru Crosstrek 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 Subaru Crosstrek may not be able to idle, in which circumstance take a look at our little article to handle the malfunction in depth.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Subaru Crosstrek, do not hesitate to consult our Subaru Crosstrek category.