Something's wrong with my rolla~! Some insight before I bring it to the Dealer.

Just curious, when was the last time you got a tune up? My car was doing the same thing a while ago, and I looked and looked and couldn't figure out what it was. Then I realized what it was. The metal spring inside one of my spark plus wires came loose and it was onli firing on 3 cylinders. I would take a look at something like that first before taking it to a shop. Most shops will tell you it could be this this and this, then charge you for all of them.

sounds like a misfire to me...
Check plugs/wires/coils...

As was said above probably just needs a tune up...

Jeff

Something's wrong with my rolla~! Some insight before I bring it to the Dealer.

Well recently my car's been actin up. Of the line after a dead stop you can feel the engine lag or try to catch up a little and the car jolting forward and stuggling as well. It kinda feels as if I'm riding on the clutch, which I'm not cause my car's an automatic. The same thing happens when I go up hill, it'll jolt then when it's in the proper gear it'll be normal again.

A little side note. A couple months back I took my car to get an transmission fluid flushed and the dealer noticed a problem after they did it. They said there was leak in my timing chain cover or whatever it was and it was leakin oil and if I didn't get it fixed that it would totally fuck up my engine. I got a second opinion on it cause at the time I didn't have the money to get it repaired [$1000]. The other place asked me if my car was visibly leakin oil, as in does it leave a puddle in my garage. I told them nope, not at all. So they said that there's nothting to worry about, and to keep check the oil levels.

Im not sure if that's related to the problem I have right now, but ever since I got my tranny fluid flushed my car's been actin the way I've described. I just want to know what you guys think about it. Or if it's happened to you. Thanks!