I don't know much about cars, so forgive me if this seems like a simple question, but for some reason, my 2015 V6 Mustang doesn't accelerate the way it used to when I first bought in June 2015. This started after getting my first oil change (covered by Ford for free). Ever since, my car has felt sluggish when accelerating. You can hear the engine working hard, but the car doesn't move any faster. I've also noticed that the RPMs don't increase easily--I have to press the accelerator much harder to increase the RPM (and even then it's not much faster), unlike before, when I could step on it normally and the RPM would go up and increase my speed. Furthermore, the car feels very very heavy.
I took it back to the Ford dealership to get it fixed. I explained that my Mustang drove differently after their oil change. They checked and said nothing was wrong with it. They gave the car back to me after performing a "test drive." On my way home, I noticed that the car felt VERY different and light. The acceleration was fine again and I honestly have no clue what they could've done in 15 minutes to fix it. When I asked, they simply told me nothing was wrong with my car and it drove normally. I really wish I knew what they did to it because it felt like a completely different car. 2 weeks after they fixed it, we had a huge storm here on Long Island and trees were knocked out left and right, and branches were all over the street. My Mustang started having the same acceleration problems again and it's sometimes sluggish and sometimes it's bearable and not as bad. Still, I'd like to get it fixed.
I'm planning to take my car to a shop again to figure out the issue. I'm not sure if it's a timing belt issue or fuel filter that needs to be fixed, but my car is very new, and it's unlikely that it would have problems so early on. Any help would REALLY REALLY be appreciated. This was my dream car, and now it doesn't even drive the way it should. Thank so much for taking the time to help. It means the world to me.
I took it back to the Ford dealership to get it fixed. I explained that my Mustang drove differently after their oil change. They checked and said nothing was wrong with it. They gave the car back to me after performing a "test drive." On my way home, I noticed that the car felt VERY different and light. The acceleration was fine again and I honestly have no clue what they could've done in 15 minutes to fix it. When I asked, they simply told me nothing was wrong with my car and it drove normally. I really wish I knew what they did to it because it felt like a completely different car. 2 weeks after they fixed it, we had a huge storm here on Long Island and trees were knocked out left and right, and branches were all over the street. My Mustang started having the same acceleration problems again and it's sometimes sluggish and sometimes it's bearable and not as bad. Still, I'd like to get it fixed.
I'm planning to take my car to a shop again to figure out the issue. I'm not sure if it's a timing belt issue or fuel filter that needs to be fixed, but my car is very new, and it's unlikely that it would have problems so early on. Any help would REALLY REALLY be appreciated. This was my dream car, and now it doesn't even drive the way it should. Thank so much for taking the time to help. It means the world to me.