My car started to sputter when you first crank it up about a week ago now its doing it all the time and seems like it doesn't want to take the gas and it has power loss does anybody know the cause

Asked by dragnasty Jul 28, 2013 at 04:33 PM about the 2003 Cadillac CTS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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My car has the same problem it is more than likely the throttle body. Mine does it every couple of months just clean it out really well and it should go away. You can also reset it from your stereo.

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