2004 Pontiac Grand Am Shaking

Tiny
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  • 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 170,000 MILES
Recently my Service Engine Soon light came on and the car started shaking while in Idle and would have some shaking going on when starting to speed or going over 45 to gain speed.

Now I've changed the spark plugs & the spark wires and added some Fuel System cleaner. At first the Spark plug / wire change did not help but the Fuel system cleaner turned off the SES light pretty much right away.

When the next day I started it, the SES light blinked for a little bit only to turn off than I drove it for about 60 Miles and didn't have any problems (no blinking SES light or steady on light)

Now last night it blinked a little bit on me twice and it would jerk a little bit when trying to gain speed (over 45 MPH) as I would let the gas go and push it back it would go away.

than today I am back to square one and the shaking is back the way it was. I got a nice unclear code (p0300) when reading it. And it blinked on me once when trying to gain speed again. Also once I maintain speed the light just stays solid and doesnt blink again only when I try to gain it after 40 MPH and than it's only once not multiple times
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 AT 2:05 PM

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Tiny
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That code is "random cylinder misfire". If theinjector cleaner made a difference, you may have an injector going bad. Check the plugs to see if any one looks a different color than the rest, that will be the one that is misfiring. Double check spark at the plug, but from what you describe it sounds like an injector going away
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 AT 9:59 PM
Tiny
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Is there anyway to check the injectors?
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Friday, April 9th, 2010 AT 12:43 AM
Tiny
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When it is shaking at idle shut the car off, you an use a meter to measure resistance across the injector to see if any one is different than the rest.
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Friday, April 9th, 2010 AT 7:32 AM
Tiny
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Also when I speed up from about 30 to 55 it will only vary around 1200 - 1300 RPM than once it hits 55 it will stay at 1500 RPM which in my opinion is way to low for RPM for when im speeding up.
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 AT 7:55 AM
Tiny
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That sounds about right.@55 you are in 4th gear with the converter locked up. It turns that low of rpm to get gas mileage
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 AT 8:57 AM

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