2002 GA Runs extremely ruff

[Foxriver66]

My wifes 02 GA is running ruff the SES light is on. She has 80,000 on the car and it has been maintenance free car until now. The only things we have had to do is the normal oil service, brakes and tires. When she got home it did have and electrical burn smell but the engine was not running hot. The exhaust smelled rich as if it was not burning all the gas so I pulled the plugs to check them out and the coil pack was prettty hot could a bad coil cause this?

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by Foxriver66

My wifes 02 GA is running ruff the SES light is on. She has 80,000 on the car and it has been maintenance free car until now. The only things we have had to do is the normal oil service, brakes and tires. When she got home it did have and electrical burn smell but the engine was not running hot. The exhaust smelled rich as if it was not burning all the gas so I pulled the plugs to check them out and the coil pack was prettty hot could a bad coil cause this?

sounds like is the 3200 v6, the 2.2 liter inline 4 doesnt have plugs

[urweak]

hows the car running, shaking really bad when it idling or anything like that, if you step on the gas does it bog down. if so then its probably your coil pack. replace that and see if its any better.

[Foxriver66]

Originally Posted by urweak

hows the car running, shaking really bad when it idling or anything like that, if you step on the gas does it bog down. if so then its probably your coil pack. replace that and see if its any better.

Yes my wife said it would only go about 50 I bought a code reader it gave me P0300 code for multiple random cylinder miss-fire. I will be stopping by the Pontiac dealer to get the coil pack since nobody seems to have in stock yet. Thanks for the info.

[Foxriver66]

Originally Posted by urweak

hows the car running, shaking really bad when it idling or anything like that, if you step on the gas does it bog down. if so then its probably your coil pack. replace that and see if its any better.

Yes my wife said it would only go about 50 I bought a code reader it gave me P0300 code for multiple random cylinder miss-fire. I will be stopping by the Pontiac dealer to get the coil pack since nobody seems to have in stock yet. Thanks for the info.

[Foxriver66]

Originally Posted by urweak

hows the car running, shaking really bad when it idling or anything like that, if you step on the gas does it bog down. if so then its probably your coil pack. replace that and see if its any better.

Changed the coil pack runs like a champ thanks URWEAK for pointing me in the right direction.

[achievasc92]

Originally Posted by mikegee

sounds like is the 3200 v6, the 2.2 liter inline 4 doesnt have plugs

huh? LMAO

[mikegee]

Originally Posted by achievasc92

huh? LMAO

nothing not important