2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL Body Style: SEDAN 4 DR Engine Type: 2.4L L4 PFI DOHC 16V 54,000km's.
Good Evening everyone. I just recently purchased the above mentioned vehicle, and noticed a problem when idling. After every minute or so the exhaust would sort of hicup. I went back to the dealer, and he said that it was the fuel filters that were clogged and he changed them and I went on my way. The problem appeared to have went away for about a week. However, now when I idle it hicups almost every 30 seconds while idling. And my dashboard is lighting up like a Christmas tree. When I start the car and idle it, there are no warning lights except for the ((ABS)) light which stays on all the time. However, when I put it in drive and drive for about 30 seconds or so, the entire dashboard lights up and a loud warning sound rings about 4 or 5 times. The car appears to drive normally, shifts alright. The dealer did say that the brakes would probably need to be redone eventually, but nothing more.
I went back to the dealer about all the lights lighting up, including the "Check Engine", "ABS", "LOW TRAC". These are all I can remember off hand, but I'll have to get back to you guys on all the warning lights after I write them down. The dealer just shrugged it off saying it's normal for this kind of car to have all kinds of warning lights on it. I know a friend who had a check engine light since he bought his car and has had it for about 2 years now and never had it checked, so I just assumed it was a loose sensor.
I'm thinking now that it might be the spark plugs or the coil packs, since I was reading a few of the comments that others have made regarding a similar situation on the same model.
Anyways, if anybody has any ideas what they might think this is. I could take it in and hook it up to a computer to check the error codes, but that's about $100. If I can pay $20 and getsome new plugs, maybe that'll do the trick for me.
Thanks in advance.