You may want to Check your fuel pump, And the obivous....Do you hae gas?
no, check your fluid levels.
Could be the throttle plate is stuck - try to free with a screwdriver Could be the throttle plate is stuck - try to free with a screwdriver
It depends on if you have a carburetor or fuel injection but it is probably in the throttle body. You could have trash in your throttle body or the throttle body is worn out.
fuel pump relay under hood in the fuse box
There could be a few causes for a car to spit and sputter on acceleration. One common cause would be the engine not getting enough fuel, so it could be a problem in the fuel line, fuel filter, or fuel pump.
Could be a bad throttle body
The throttle position sensor (tps) could make the rpms vary.
check for throttle cable binding on the throttle body, if it jumps out of track it can often cause uncontrolled acceleration while in gear...if not that it could possibly be caused by a sensor beginning to go bad
Throttle plate stuck - bound up Manifold tightened unevenly? Throttle plate stuck - bound up Manifold tightened unevenly? Control
the tps is bad-throttle positioning sensor
check the recalls for the 99 mercury cougar!! it includes a recall on the throttle cable...
mostly the tps or throttle positioning sensor. it would be a good idea to change that