No. 14 Engine Flares Up Or Slips When Accelerating Vehicle

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ENGINE FLARES UP OR SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE - DESCRIPTION & POSSIBLE CAUSE

14	Engine flares up or slips when accelerating vehicle
DESCRIPTION	Engine flares up when accelerator pedal is depressed for upshifting. Engine flares up suddenly when accelerator pedal is depressed for downshifting.
POSSIBLE CAUSE	The malfunction is basically the same as for NO. 13 "ENGINE FLARES UP OR SLIPS WHEN UPSHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING". If condition for NO. 13 worsens, the malfunction will develop into NO. 14. NOTE: Before following the troubleshooting steps, make sure that the on-board diagnosis and basic inspection have been conducted.

NOTE:

If the malfunction remains, inspect related Service Bulletins and/or On-line Repair Information and perform repair or diagnosis.
- If vehicle is repaired, troubleshooting completed.
- If vehicle is not repaired or additional diagnostic information is not available, replace TCM.