Q: Code p0 300 comes out

asked by on November 30, 2017

My 2000 pontiac bonneville code comes out in the scanner it hesitates hard to start burns to much gas it smells like crude gas and it runs rough only runs about 25mph

My car has 145000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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Hi Edwardo. Thanks for contacting us tonight. The P-0300 OBD-II trouble code indicates that there is a misfire in random or multiple cylinders. This could be caused by misfiring fuel injectors, faulty spark plugs, coil packs, or other ignition system component failure. To diagnose this problem, an on-site inspection would be required.

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