For about a year or longer now the car has been VERY jerky when accelerating from a stop. Took the car in to have the transmission looked at. They flushed it and gave the car a tune up but never found the issue.
Just this week while driving, the 'Check Emission System' light came on. I did a google search and tried to replace the gas cap and both air filters. Both didn't work so I looked further into it and found that the air intake hoses cracks very easily, especially after an air filter is replaced. Checked the car, and sure enough it's cracked. The next day I went to take my kids to school about a mile away and the car start to smoke a little when we accelerated from a stop. I believe I made the issue worse when I replaced the air filter so I had it towed to the mechanic since I wasn't going to drive it after the smoking started.
For about a year or longer now the car has been VERY jerky when accelerating from a stop. Took the car in to have the transmission looked at. They flushed it and gave the car a tune up but never found the issue.
Just this week while driving, the 'Check Emission System' light came on. I did a google search and tried to replace the gas cap and both air filters. Both didn't work so I looked further into it and found that the air intake hoses cracks very easily, especially after an air filter is replaced. Checked the car, and sure enough it's cracked. The next day I went to take my kids to school about a mile away and the car start to smoke a little when we accelerated from a stop. I believe I made the issue worse when I replaced the air filter so I had it towed to the mechanic since I wasn't going to drive it after the smoking started.
- Britney K., Cleveland, oh, US