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grandamgt989898
08-24-2003, 08:11 PM
I just bought a 1998 Grand Am GT. The check engine light was on, but I know that it could be that it just needed cleared, becuase the owner, who I know, had just had a tuneup down to it.

It had a clunk in the right front when braking and going down bumpy roads.

I discovered that it was the Right lower control arm bushing. It was worn out all together. I replaced that and the clunk was gone and everything was running fine. After leaving it set for about an hour I got in and was drving along when the check engine light began to blink.

At the stop light I noticed that the car seemed to "pulse" not the brakes, just the whole car. I drove it back to my house and popped the hood. When it is in park you can see the engine moving alot in the mount and it whines.

It sounds like some type of vacuum isnt being pulled, possibly from the power steering. I checked the fluid level and it was fine.

Any ideas?

Dan00GPGT
08-25-2003, 08:41 AM
Blinking SES light is always very bad. You should have the codes pulled to see what it is telling you. I would guess you might have a serious misfire problem or possibly worse. Get the codes pulled ASAP.

grandamgt989898
08-25-2003, 11:18 AM
That is what I thought. I only drive it for about 10 minutes after that. When my father drove it to work today and it did not happen. Someone at work mentioned that it could be a misfire also. I am going to get the code ran today. I'm guessing that it was a spark plug issue.