1999 Ford Escort not sure whats wrong?

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BLSJERM
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Transmission problem
1999 Ford Escort 4 cyl Automatic 180000 miles

When i press the gas to go from being stoped the car bogs down and will not go fast at all say i press the gas to go 30 mph it will go like 4 mph if i keep holding the gas it will jerk and go to normal speed, this happens random so I have to be careful when pulling out incase it freezes up an will only go 4 mph. We replaced the fuel pump and it seemed to fix it but this morning the car did it again, I'm just lookin for some ideas . thank you very much
Aug 7, 2010 at 3:36 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Has the chec engine light come on? Also, when it only goes 4 mph, does the engine rev or just stay at an idle?
Aug 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM
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