1999 Pontiac Grand Am help

Tiny
GURLYVIBE
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  • 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 173,300 MILES
Recently the abs in my car will shut on and off at weird times while driving. The other day while driving down the road with my children the car had been fine then all the sudden it died in traffic. Upon trying to restart it. It will try to crank but only run for 3 seconds and shuts off. The engine was always very quiet and smooth running now when you try to crank it makes all kind of racket we had it towed home and now have no idea what to try with it.
( the lights had been flashing and blinking too but now have stopped)
Monday, October 26th, 2009 AT 11:43 PM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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99's equipped with 3.4 V6 were notorious for coilpack and ignition wire failure.

Is oil level full?

Rather than throwing parts at it, I would tow to dealer or trusted garage and have it properly diagnosed. It will most likely be cheaper in the long run.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 AT 9:26 AM

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