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2004 Pontiac Grand Am hesitation

Tiny
TTERRY
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  • 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 2.2L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 151,000 MILES
I have a hesitation while driving that has been very sporadic. I can go months without it happening. At first it was just like a quick miss. But recently it is worse. It's like the car dies for a few seconds, the speedometer and tach go to zero, then it seems to kick to a lower gear, then runs fine. It also feels like maybe it kicks out of gear. It does not activate a code.
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 AT 6:27 PM

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Tiny
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Have you checked body grounds, the battery terminal connections, wiring harness to the PCM?
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 AT 6:39 PM
Tiny
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I have not, I will try that in the morning.
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 AT 6:48 PM
Tiny
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Make sure the battery terminals are clean and tight. Also, check to make sure the main ground from the battery to the engine block is clean and tight, too.
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 AT 6:59 PM
Tiny
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I didn't get to check today, bad weather. Hopefully tomorrow
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 AT 5:45 PM
Tiny
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Checked everything, only thing not completely tight were battery cables. Have driven vehicle last 2 days, so we will see if this fixed the problem over the next few months.
I appreciate you help
T Terry
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Thursday, May 28th, 2015 AT 5:52 PM

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