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Old Jan 9, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Forum virgin.... I have a 2003 stratus 4 cyl. a couple days ago it started running rough at idle and the engine light came on. It feels like it is not running on all cylinders. Does not creat max power, but still runs. Car is maintained well and I have no idea what's wrong, Just had a tune up this time last year and had a fuel injector service in Oct 09. Any feedback will be much appreciated.

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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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How many doors does it have?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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4 doors
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Could be the throttle positioning sensor, or a bad Mass air flow sensor. Are you able to drive it to Autozone or an Advance Auto parts? They will scan the check engine and give you the code, giving you an idea of what area to look at.
 
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Thanks for the feedback Pearl! It was a bad coil. Got it fixed.

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Thanks for the feedback Pearl! It was a bad coil. Got it fixed.

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I didnt realize the sedan motor has coils. Coupes and sedans are completely different, and I had a similar issue with my coil packs. I didnt think they had them so I didnt throw that out there. Glad to hear you got it fixed!
 
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