2001 Chevrolet Tahoe with a 5.3 L Vortec V8 starts and idles smooth but then his real sluggish and bogs down on take off

Asked by Walmike69 May 13, 2019 at 12:01 AM about the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe LT RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

On start up my Tahoe starts and runs smoothly but
then whenever I accelerate or takeoff it's real
sluggish bogs down and seems to have a misfire

1 Answer

Stephanie answered 5 years ago

Have you had the catalytic converter checked? Had this problem with my '05 Tahoe and it was my catalytic converter.

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