Sputters while in all gears

2009 FORD FLEX
155,000 MILES • 3.5L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MICHLAMB1981
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Engine light came on and car started sputtering and had diminished power. Had the engine light read and they gave us a code (don't remember the code, something with cylinder two) changed all spark plugs, cylinder two coil, took it to have an oil change and checked air filter which was fine. It has full power now but still "bounces".
Jan 28, 2019 at 6:31 AM
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BMDOUBLE
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Does it do this “ bouncing” during acceleration? If so you may have another coil faulty. To test this properly you need to have a scanner that will do a power balance test to verify the actual cylinder in question. That’s if this is what you are describing.
Jan 28, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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MICHLAMB1981
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It does not do this during acceleration. Even after replacing coil and plugs and the light came back on, the same code was read.
Jan 28, 2019 at 7:01 PM
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BMDOUBLE
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If you could get us the code we can help guide you in the right direction.
Jan 31, 2019 at 1:38 PM
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