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Anonymous Posted on May 07, 2011

The car is missing really bad, then you can push the accelerator all the way and only get 25 miles per hour. Whats wrong? It started about 6 months ago only missing when low on fuel, then missing a little when it had a lot of fuel,then started misssing all the time and making a ratteling noise under the car, today was going down the road and suddenly wouldn't go over 25 miles per hour.

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Don't think it's missing. Low fuel. Check fuel pressure after regulator.

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