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Van loses acceleration when driving on highway!

2 messages,  Last post on Jun 11, 2012 at 2:03 AM

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#1 of 2 Van loses acceleration when driving on highway! by ladywitholdvan

May 07, 2012 (5:10 pm)

I have a 1994 Plymouth Voyager LE 3.8 liter (or maybe 3.3L?) 6 cylinder AWD van with a scary intermittent problem.
  
I can be doing 65 mph on the highway, when all of a sudden, I start
losing speed. Putting my foot on the accelerator does nothing. The
van de-accelerates fairly rapidly from 65 mpg to 50mpg - 35 mpg - 20 mpg and by now I hopefully will be pulling off onto a shoulder. One time I didn't get over in time and I was rear-ended. Fortunately, the kids weren't in the van. My husband was a mechanic, but he is deceased now.
  
After sitting for about 15 minutes, sometimes longer, I start the van again and it is just fine, as if nothing happened.
  
I noticed this only occurs when the gas tank is less than half full.
It's like gas isn't getting where it needs to go.
  
Please help! I'm struggling financially and don't want to pay for parts I don't need.
  
Thanks so much for reading this. If you have any ideas of the cause or
solution, thank you for posting your comments.

#2 of 2 re by icetears

Jun 11, 2012 (2:03 am)

The purpose of the Rules of the Road is to save lives and prevent injury on our
roads. The rules apply to all road users: drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, horse
riders and cyclists.
 
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