Pontiac Repair: pontiac sunfire 2001, spark plug wires, pontiac sunfire

Question
Hi purchased a 2001 sunfire and the problem that I'm having is that it is missing or spitting when you drive it don't do it all the time. And also its dying when it slows down but it starts right back up I am a female that know little to nothing about cars please help.

Answer
Hi shelia:
sounds like a misfire and it's doing it bad enough that it causes a stall condiotion. does it dow it worse when it's damp out like in the AM or when it's raining out? If so I would look at a bad set of spark plug wires as the root cause. Not much else goes bad on these engines. It would also pay attention the tops of the ignition coils they tend to "burn" or corrode due to the bad plug wires. good luck :)