Q: misfires on all 6 cylinders...doesnt do it all the time

asked by on January 15, 2017

ran a scanner on it and it gave 2 codes...first one said ignition coil A primary/secondary circuit second code was AF/02 sensor data

My car has 210000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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