Rocky-shaky feel when accelerating

2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
180 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KIMARNEY1@GMAIL.COM
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Recently had vehicle worked on in need of a major tune-up. Changed spark plugs. $300. 00. Less than two weeks later same rocky-shaky feel when accelerating car, sometimes while idle (car is automatic but perspectively it feels like a new driver learning to drive a stick shift and they stall, and the car abruptly jerks, then “stalls”). it feels like car is going to stall while in motion. Going from idle at zero mph in “D” and then driving just getting going up to even fifteen mph is rocky-shaky almost feels like gears are grinding! This is an automatic, I am not in four wheel drive but it feels like grinding. Anyways, after all of that descriptive detail, spark plug replacement, less than two weeks check engine flashing again, took car back in, cracked spark plug replaced. That was yesterday. Today, check engine flashing, yet again. I just do not get it. Suggestions?
Mar 21, 2018 at 12:39 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon.

When you returned to the shop, did they replace all the spark plugs again?

Did he give you the code for the flashing light?

Roy
Mar 21, 2018 at 1:24 PM
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KIMARNEY1@GMAIL.COM
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No, they just replaced the newly damaged spark plug. Also I reviewed invoice and no code given, nor one verbalized to me.
Mar 26, 2018 at 3:01 PM
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Ok, if the issue did not exist before the repair and it does now then it has to do with the plugs. they replaced the one plug but they need to do the rest as well. they need to make it right for you.

Roy
Mar 26, 2018 at 3:21 PM