1996 Dodge Neon Runs Rough

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LITTLEAL30
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I have a 96 Dodge neon 2.0 engine with 154000 miles on it. It starts really hard you have to have accelrator on the floor to get. once you get it started it jump and jerks and barely stays running. It seems to run the best when its cold. The man I bought it from says the check engine light is on because of a oxygen sensor. I have never had it checked and have never had problems with it til recently. it ran fine when i bought it even though the check engine light was on.
Feb 26, 2007 at 11:58 AM
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CLEAVAGE4U
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I think you maybe outta start by findin out what code y'all got in the computer.
Feb 26, 2007 at 12:31 PM
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RASMATAZ
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[quote:8610341039="littleal30"]I have a 96 Dodge neon 2.0 engine with 154000 miles on it. It starts really hard you have to have accelrator on the floor to get. once you get it started it jump and jerks and barely stays running. It seems to run the best when its cold. The man I bought it from says the check engine light is on because of a oxygen sensor. I have never had it checked and have never had problems with it til recently. it ran fine when i bought it even though the check engine light was on.[/quote:8610341039]

Have the OBD2 pull and comeback w/the code-also check the connection on the coolant temperature sensor.
Feb 26, 2007 at 2:01 PM

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Scan the OBD2 system for stored codes and check the coolant temperature sensor connection.

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A 1996 Dodge Neon 2.0 with 154,000 miles starts hard, requiring the accelerator to the floor, then jumps, jerks, and barely stays running. It runs best when cold. The check engine light was already on when purchased and was attributed to an oxygen sensor, but it had not been scanned. Advice was to retrieve the OBD2 code and check the coolant temperature sensor connection.

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