Running extremely rough and cylinder 1 misfire

189,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LISAXMARIEX05
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I was driving home from work and the check engine light started flashing at me and the car all of a sudden started running extremely rough. It idles rough but gets worse as you drive. The whole car was shaking so bad I didn't think I would be able to get it home. I had it scanned and it read there is a cylinder 1 misfire. My boyfriend also said he thought it smelled like rotten eggs but wasn't positive. I don't know much about cars but was hoping someone could give me some places to start looking at first. I have only had this car for two months and the family member that gave it to me said he changed the spark plugs and oil recently and that I should check the distributor but I'm not sure how much he actually knows about cars. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Nov 21, 2014 at 10:39 PM
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HMAC300
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misfires are extremely hard to diagnose. your car does not have a distributor. have a local pro scan it for codes and freeze frame it to see if another sensor is out of whack causing problem. this can be many things so best to have a pro look at it.
Nov 21, 2014 at 11:29 PM
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LISAXMARIEX05
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Thank you so much for your response! I figured I would need to take it in but just wanted to attempt to check it out myself first.
Nov 22, 2014 at 5:15 AM
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