No. 15 Engine Flares Up Or Slips When Accelerating Vehicle

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DESCRIPTION AND POSSIBLE CAUSE

15	Engine flares up or slips when accelerating the vehicle
DESCRIPTION	Engine flares up when the accelerator pedal is depressed for upshifting. Engine flares up suddenly when the accelerator pedal is depressed for downshifting.
POSSIBLE CAUSE	The malfunction is basically the same as for No. 14 "ENGINE FLARES UP OR SLIPS WHEN UPSHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING". If conditions for No. 14 worsen, the malfunction will develop to No. 15.