My car was accelerating on its own but has stopped doing ...
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Nachum Wagschal
246 days ago
Good Morning
Have you had your spark plugs and wires replaced ?
I would check for check engine light codes and then probably do a tune up first .
Nachum Wagschal
246 days ago
You also want to check for vacuum leaks .
Let me know if you have any other questions
Customer
246 days ago
How do you scan for codes on a car with an OBD1 connector?
Nachum Wagschal
246 days ago
You can use a scanner that will check OBD 1
or you can flash the light for the codes see these instruction
[https://mechanicbase.com/trouble-code/obd1-codes/](https://mechanicbase.com/trouble-code/obd1-codes/)
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