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SLUGGISH ACCELERATION & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING 98'

   
Old 06-07-2005, 06:54 PM
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Default SLUGGISH ACCELERATION & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING 98'
help 98' bonneville check engine light blinking.
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WHEN ACCELERATING CAR SEEMS TO SPUTTER AND LOOSE SOME OF ITS POWER. dOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE.
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Old 06-07-2005, 07:55 PM
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Get the codes scanned at autozone and get back to us.....
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It could be any one of 500 different things. Scan first, come back with the codes.
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How fast is the rate of blinkage?
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I wouldn't be driving the car.. a FLASHING SES light means that the engine is misfiring. I wouldn't drive it under those conditions..
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At least hard.....When were the plugs and wires replaced?
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