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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Sluggish off the line...

So I pull out of the driveway this morning and all is going well, a short hop on the "freeway" here in So. Cal and all of a sudden the character of my 2002 E320 changes, from a stand still the car is sluggish, even if I mash the accelerator pedal to the floor board it kind of hesitates then reacts (almost like turbo lag).

This happened once before, it was last year (08) around spring time, I went into a store and when I returned the problem was gone (re-starting the engine)

This morning though the check engine light is on...

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated before I take it into the sTealership as it is still under warranty (thank God for "Starmark"/CPO warranties)
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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Have codes checked @Autozone. Then go from there.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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any updates on this issue? I'm curious, if you had the codes pulled, did you get an indication on the throttle position sensor? I once had a problem similar that resolved itself, but the stored code was for a throttle position sensor.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Agreed. Check for faulty TPS. Codes will tell all.
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