Q: Loss of all acceleration after hard acceleration and check engine like blinking
When I accelerate hard I lose all acceleration and check engine light blinks. If I pull over for a few seconds I will regain the ability to accelerate.
My car has 188000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
You could have an engine or transmission problem causing the computer to go into failsafe mode and limit power and would need to have the computer scanned for the failure codes stored for the cause of the problem. You may have a sensor failure or transmission causing this problem.
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