Just thought I'd run this problem by the board before talking to the dealership...

My car is a stock 2000 ITR w/ 40K mi. Recently I've noticed that sometimes when I'm just triving along, say in 4th gear on a normal road, not accelerating, not decelerating, just cruising, the engine power will drop suddenly for anywhere from a split second to 2 seconds, then it returns to normal. Sometimes it is just a blip, sometimes it is enough for me to feel a "lurch". I haven't had any other problems to speak of.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Thanks!
Chris

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bussetech &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just thought I'd run this problem by the board before talking to the dealership...

My car is a stock 2000 ITR w/ 40K mi. Recently I've noticed that sometimes when I'm just triving along, say in 4th gear on a normal road, not accelerating, not decelerating, just cruising, the engine power will drop suddenly for anywhere from a split second to 2 seconds, then it returns to normal. Sometimes it is just a blip, sometimes it is enough for me to feel a "lurch". I haven't had any other problems to speak of.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Thanks!
Chris</TD></TR></TABLE>

I had that problem once. I was on a bridge and the car shut off completely a few seconds later. Then I added gas to the vapor filled tank and all was good again.

 

I would guess it's the alternator, but if it were that I think the battery light would flicker for that brief instant.

Has this happened on more than one tank of gas?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Reid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would guess it's the alternator, but if it were that I think the battery light would flicker for that brief instant.

Has this happened on more than one tank of gas?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It has happened on more than one tank of gas, and different gas stations (brands).

 

I agree on the alternator as mentioned by Reid. I had that exact same problem, and then a few months later, lights start going dim, etc. Eventually Acura replaced alternator and all is well now.