1998 Acceleration

[McDee]

My car has a delay when I want to get up and go. I hit the pedal and it seems like a second before the RPM's come up. Only 63,000 miles.

[silvermate]

thats normal.....delays for a sec then all hell breaks loose.

[SW03ES]

Yep, they all do that. It should be less noticable in ECT PWR mode.

[99lsguy]

Ditto the above..............

You probably notice it also shifts down to First as you slow to near stop at an intersection or such - then revs a little and goes to Second gear..........not the best IMHO but she'll run Smooth after that.

It's Toyota's way for engine protection - no way for it to "LUG". Let's the tranny do the work..........

[afaleti]

Ditto the above..............

You probably notice it also shifts down to First as you slow to near stop at an intersection or such  -  then revs a little and goes to Second gear..........not the best IMHO but she'll run Smooth after that. 

It's Toyota's way for engine protection - no way for it to "LUG".  Let's the tranny do the work..........

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Thanks for this Information, glad to know that they all do that ......

I used to think i got a lemon car the second day after i got the car. LOL

Cheers

[Jacob]

One-second delay is not bad; I once got a delay of a few seconds. Also, it seems that you have to really depress the gas pedal to get the transmission to downshift, something that I didn’t have to do in my previous 2000 V-6 Camry.

Jacob

[SW03ES]

Your 2000 Camry did not have an electronic throttle.

[Jacob]

Your 2000 Camry did not have an electronic throttle.

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What’s the difference? And shouldn't an electronic “gizmo” be better than a non electronic one?

Jacob

[SW03ES]

Run a search on here for "electronic throttle" or "drive by wire". Many cars with these e-throttles have this sort of hesitation on gasoline powered engines. Not sure why.