What does it mean when your car check engine light comes on and your car feel like it begins to stall?

1998 BMW
160,000 MILES
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MARSHEA
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After you park the car and then try to restart it the car starts to make a rumbling sound?
Apr 7, 2012 at 10:10 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Have it scanned for code/s -start here you have a problem within the engine management system that caused the light to come on-
Apr 7, 2012 at 10:15 PM
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MARSHEA
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What about the rumbling sound?
Apr 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Its hard to hear it over the internet-you need to pinpoint where the noise is coming from that way we can give you a basic idea whats wrong
Apr 7, 2012 at 10:39 PM
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MARSHEA
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Its coming from the engine
Apr 8, 2012 at 11:13 AM
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DOCHAGERTY
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Thanks for the response, the generic nature of noise description is making it practically impossible to help from my chair here,
Apr 8, 2012 at 3:54 PM