2000 Pontiac Bonneville rpm drops

2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
110,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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FONZIRAMOS2007
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i have a pontiac bonneville and have had it for a few months now. I have noticed that at any given time that the rpm gauge drops and at the same time the car jerks. the car keeps on driving normally shifting but if i try to accelerate it makes a grinding noise. i have to turn off the car then turn it back on to reset it sometimes it works fine without it doing it again but recently it can do it three to four times a day. Also there were two times that the check engine light turns on i went to get the codes read and it said it was the crankshaft position sensor, went to a mechanic and told me it wasnt that they would have to run tests on it which cost a couple of hundred bucks. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!
Apr 19, 2010 at 4:53 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Why does he feel it isn't the crank sensor? If that is what the computer is identifying as the problem, and I know a crank sensor can cause it, that would be my first guess.

Let me know.
Apr 27, 2010 at 10:26 PM
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FONZIRAMOS2007
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it was a bad crank positioning sensor now it works fine thanks so much
Jun 25, 2010 at 2:57 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I'm glad you got it fixed. I had a feeling it was the sensor.

Let me know if you have questions in the future.

Joe
Jun 25, 2010 at 10:41 PM