i did not include all the things that could cause your car to act sluggish, but here's a few: not changing your oil. not changing your air filter. not changing your fuel filter. bad/old fuel in system. wrong fuel in system. water in fuel system. flat tires. broken engine components (electronic components, and mechanical components). dirty engine components. if there is something stuck under your car, like cats, or pedestrians. if your clutch or transmission is worn out. If you check engine light is on, then you may be able to narrow down the possibilities.
Sluggish 7 unresponsive.
it will spit and sputter or miss or just not have no power at all very sluggish
Your car can run sluggish and have problems starting
Slow engine RPM is the main reason a car may be sluggish while accelerating. However, it also could be due to the oil.
if you have fouled sparkplugs then the car will hesitate when you accelerate, seeming to 'miss' a step or two. if it's a clogged throttle body, the car will just act sluggish, gas mileage will go down and the accelerator might stick a bit when you try to step on it.
Many things can cause a car to be sluggish like dirty air filter, check engine light came on, bad transmission, bad engine, etc.
People who have constipation often say their bowels are sluggish.Having worked overtime, he felt sluggish the next day.An engine with old oil can cause a sluggish running car.
Have catalytic converter checked.
it could be the starter motor getting lazy
take off the E-brake dumb@$$
That is because when you brake, your body pushes forward and makes it feel that the car shut down. Your mind makes it feel that way.
My 97 Saab was sluggish and after checking all the obvious areas, turned out I needed to replace the accelerator cable (have over 230,000 miles). Part was about $90 and labor was about $70.