1999 Pontiac Grand Am Car bucking and jerking on accelerati

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM
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BOOKGIRL37
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1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Automatic 143000 miles

I hope you can give me some answers. My car has been idling rough for a while & has been getting poor gas mileage. We thought it was the EGR valve, replace that & the problem still exists. Two days ago after getting fuel, the car started jerking and bucking when I would accelerate. If i decrease pressure on the gas pedal, it stops. The service engine soon light has been on for a while. We took it to AZ and the it came back with a code for multiple misfires. My plugs & wires are new, they tested the Ignition Module & it is fine. Could these problems be caused by clogged Fuel injectors and it just needs to be cleaned? I do buy really cheap gas!
Jan 10, 2009 at 10:16 AM
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DAVE H
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Hello ..thanks for the donation .. much appreciated

This could be due to injectors clogging .. add a good fuel injector cleaner ... check/clean/replace air filter also and you could also check the fuel pressure .. let me know if the fault still occurs after cleanig
Jan 10, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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I took it and had it cleaned professionally & it is still doing the same thing. My husband did find a loose spark plug also. It is running BETTER, but still jerking some.
Jan 10, 2009 at 1:47 PM
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DAVE H
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may sound a silly question but i gotta ask ..he did check all the plugs ... did they check fuel pressure ..could you also tell me the engine size of vehicle ?
Jan 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM
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He did check all of the plugs. I have a V-6.
Jan 11, 2009 at 6:55 AM
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DAVE H
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hello .. thanks for the plugd info ..by engine size i meant 3.2L 3.5L etc.. also could you tell me which type of plug wire you have .. COP coil on plug or standard HT leads going to a large coil ..and is the MIL light showing again on the dashboard ?

Thanks
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:51 AM
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I have a 3.4 liter engine. I think my plugs run through a large coil. The service engine soon light is still on & it is popping the same code of P0300. My husband is going to replace the plugs, wires and coil this weekend, as well as putting on a new fuel filter. I am really hoping I do not have a bad fuel injector.
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:33 AM
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DAVE H
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ask your hubby to check CKP wiring and perhaps remove and clean sensors ! I would expect if it was a bad injector you would gat a misfire code for the actual cylinder/injector that is misfiring ..let me know Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor (7X) (3.4L)Lower right side of engine. See Fig. 3 . Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor (24X) (3.4L)Left front of engine. See Fig. 3


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Jan 13, 2009 at 8:31 AM
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Transmission.
Mine was doing the same thing last month. Automatic transmission ground my clutch disks to pieces. Not a cheap repair.

If this is the case for you as well, I recommend you replace your waterpump while your at it, since it sits directly under your tranny. How mad would you be if that $50.00 part blew out after you waited the time it took for them to get your tranny back in your car?

Best of luck, really hope I am wrong!!!
Feb 7, 2009 at 10:17 AM
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