2000 Kia Sportage Car will not accelerate

2000 KIA SPORTAGE
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DENA806
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2000 Kia Sportage 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

I drove my car home last night and it was just fine...nothing out of the ordinary. This morning, I leave for work and my car starts to shudder when the gas is applied. The check engine light is on and it doesn't want to accelerate. It reverses normally and will coast downhill, though. I checked fluid levels and all were fine. It will start effortlessly and rev in park, however, when I drive it around the neighborhood, it will not accelerate above 20 mph...even with the pedal to the floor. I am not sure if it is the timing belt, transmission, spark plugs, etc....Any ideas?
Dec 11, 2009 at 7:13 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Your starting point here is to get the computer scanned for OBD 2 code/s to find out what caused the CEL to turn On that could be causing your problem of acceleration
Dec 12, 2009 at 4:11 AM