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  • Sep 7, 2005, 07:40 PM
    deb789
    Pontiac grand am 98 se 2.4 engine hesitation
    Having trouble with my car. When it is on a red light or stop sign or even on drive position it
    Likes chokes like its not giving fuel. I tap the gas pedal and it goes. Also, When starting my car it cranks but I have to press the gas pedal 1 time to start. It doesn't give me a hard time in the mornings. Only when the car has been running or gets hot, It doesn't want to start so I have to press the gas pedal.
  • Sep 7, 2005, 07:59 PM
    thebriggsdude
    Has it always done this? Should be fuel injected so it may be dirty injectors... whens the last time the air filter was replaced? What about plugs and wires?
  • Sep 7, 2005, 08:15 PM
    deb789
    Pontiac grand am 98 se 2.4 engine. Hesitation on car
    Ive changed the plugs, wires. The air filter its been 7 months.
  • Sep 8, 2005, 05:07 PM
    thebriggsdude
    OK that's some of the easy ones... is the check engine light on? I do know some cars just need that gas pedal pushed at least once to get going... if its always done it... just may be its thing... as for transmission... auto or manual?
  • Sep 9, 2005, 01:36 AM
    deb789
    No check engine light.
  • Sep 9, 2005, 06:22 PM
    thebriggsdude
    Automatic or manual? If they get low on fluid in a auto, they will sometimes lunge and hesitate... whens the last time that was changed? Filter also.
  • Sep 11, 2005, 01:07 AM
    deb789
    Pontiac grand am 98 se 2.4 engine. Hesitation on car
    What kind of fluid are you talking about? It is an automatic.
  • Sep 11, 2005, 11:43 AM
    thebriggsdude
    Transmission fluid... if it has a easy accesable dipstick, check it when in park and running. Some are labeled, some aren't

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