Hello All,
I have a 01 Protege, 2.0L. There are approx 75,000 km on the vehicle.
My check engine light came on a couple of weeks ago. Before I got a chance to get to the garage, it shuttered, and almost cut out while I was sitting at a stop sign. It idled roughly for only a couple of seconds, and then ran fine again, but the check engine light started to blink. I brought it to the dealer (still had extended warranty). They read a general misfire code (no specific cylinder), and advised that I change the plugs, wires, and coils. I got a second opinion from my regular mechanic, who suggested to try replacing just the plugs and wires first. I replaced these and worked fine for about a week.
Yesterday morning as I started the car, a similar thing happened...the car idled roughly, and sounded as if it was going to stall for a few seconds, but then ran smoothly. The check engine light came on again.
I brought it back to my mechanic again..same misfire code....he ran every possible diagnostic test, checked valves, coils, wires, etc...but could not find anything wrong.
I don't feel comfortable driving a car waiting for something to die to figure out what the problem is. Has anyone had a similar problem?
thanks
Dave
I have a 01 Protege, 2.0L. There are approx 75,000 km on the vehicle.
My check engine light came on a couple of weeks ago. Before I got a chance to get to the garage, it shuttered, and almost cut out while I was sitting at a stop sign. It idled roughly for only a couple of seconds, and then ran fine again, but the check engine light started to blink. I brought it to the dealer (still had extended warranty). They read a general misfire code (no specific cylinder), and advised that I change the plugs, wires, and coils. I got a second opinion from my regular mechanic, who suggested to try replacing just the plugs and wires first. I replaced these and worked fine for about a week.
Yesterday morning as I started the car, a similar thing happened...the car idled roughly, and sounded as if it was going to stall for a few seconds, but then ran smoothly. The check engine light came on again.
I brought it back to my mechanic again..same misfire code....he ran every possible diagnostic test, checked valves, coils, wires, etc...but could not find anything wrong.
I don't feel comfortable driving a car waiting for something to die to figure out what the problem is. Has anyone had a similar problem?
thanks
Dave
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