hesitates when accelerating

2008 SATURN AURA
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i have a 2008 saturn aura with 3.5l engine. It stutters/hesitates when accelerating sometimes. under slight acceleration i see the tach moving up and down. Its not a trans problem because its not trying to switch gears there are no lights showing.
Mar 18, 2012 at 7:20 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like it's time for a tune up with a throttle bore service please follow these guides and use OEM parts for best results.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

This guide can help as well

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-hesitates

Please run down these guides and report back.
Mar 18, 2012 at 7:34 PM
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Thanks you for this post I did a full tune up with OEM parts cost me $142.00 for everything. All fixed I love this site.
Dec 31, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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