1998 Mercury Sable The car is running rough

1998 MERCURY SABLE
120,600 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KDARB
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I jsut bought a 1998 Mercury Sable and I noticed that when I was at a stop that it was running a little rough and then the check engine light came on for a few min. but went off again. What cuold be the problem I was thinking that it needed a tune up!
Apr 28, 2010 at 4:15 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You have a problem within the engine management system -you need to scan the computer for code/s this is your starting point finding out what's causing the light to come on.

Could be an IACV, TPS and MAF sensor problem
Apr 28, 2010 at 4:57 PM
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KDARB
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Abou how much does that cost and is ot going to hurt to drive my car , I just wanted tro make sure I know that Sables have probleems with there transmission and I wanted to make sure it wasn't that
Apr 28, 2010 at 5:04 PM
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Go to autozone and check if they still scan for codes for free.
Apr 28, 2010 at 11:58 PM