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Old Sep 27, 2015 | 02:20 PM
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My 2011 c6 grandsport is ideling bad and when I get to 3,000 rpms to shift it sounds like its miss fireing or sputtering and the engine light comes on and blinks when driving and the traction light also came on and I stopped by autozone and they said that it could be my spark plugs or wiring? Need help please !
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Most common easy fix is to check that all plug wires are in place at the sparkplugs and on the coils. Easy to check, have to remove engine covers and check each connection.
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Most common easy fix is to check that all plug wires are in place at the sparkplugs and on the coils. Easy to check, have to remove engine covers and check each connection.
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Most common easy fix is to check that all plug wires are in place at the sparkplugs and on the coils. Easy to check, have to remove engine covers and check each connection.
Start with this!!^^^^:
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Battery charging ok? Voltage issues? Ground issues?
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Before you do anything, read the error codes! The codes will get you pointed in the right direction. If you don't have an OBD II code reader, most auto parts stores will read the codes for you & you can look up the definition of each code on the 'net.
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Originally Posted by Blacky Didi Molina
My 2011 c6 grandsport is ideling bad and when I get to 3,000 rpms to shift it sounds like its miss fireing or sputtering and the engine light comes on and blinks when driving and the traction light also came on and I stopped by autozone and they said that it could be my spark plugs or wiring? Need help please !
Spark plug wire.....same thing happened to me a month ago. Traction control, sounds like its running on 7 cylinders. Mine was the number 5 spark plug wire.
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Did you figure out what was the cause?
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Mine was doing the same thing, code P0300, I tried the wires and all was tight, I put new wires, still same, I have new plugs coming today so will change them, hopefully that will solve the issue. Mine only dos it when the car warms up though, its weird.
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