hello. just seeking advice seeing that this thread has been very helpful. Thank you.

have a starex vgt recently serviced for 15k pms. i think it has lost power. some of the symptoms are: 1. upon initial start, it shakes about 4 or 5 times like it is losing its going to die then it normalizes. 2. when in 2nd gear, it sometimes gets stuck at 2k rpm. pushing the pedal further does not elicit any response. pumping the gas pedal 2, 3 or 4 times will let it speed away. 3. i have a hard time overtaking. i dont get the turbo feel it seems. however it still reaches 160kph. just brought it to baguio but i felt the power loss more going up kennon. really had to push and pump gas pedal. Your car within warranty? Is your "check engine light" on? Does engine smoke a lot, black or white smoke? Have you checked/replaced your fuel filter?

i told the casa about this but during testing they said they didnt feel what i described. This is possible if the fault is intermittent. Fault may not have been active when you visited casa.

however they said their gds is broken. i think its the device that reads the car computer. Correct, GDS is their scan tool.

i was asked to bring it to another casa which is notorious for ridiculous charging. they have a gds that works. pls help so that i can avoid getting duped. ty! I will PM you.