2000 Plymouth Neon Engine Stumbles Bucks Under Both Light Heavy Acceleration

2000 PLYMOUTH NEON
140,000 MILES
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engine "stumbles or bucks" under both light and heavy acceleration. dont know history of vehicle. has been doing this for over 1year however has gotten extremely worse in last two weeks. seems to idle and decelerate with out problem. usually only happens under any kind of load like merging into traffic, take off from stop or even just going up a grade. is almost undrivable at this point. need help quickly it is my wifes only transportation to and from both her jobs.
Jan 8, 2013 at 1:10 AM
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Is the check engine light on? Is the engine missing?
Jan 8, 2013 at 1:23 AM
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