What does ignition misfire mean?

Asked by fastguy55 Mar 04, 2008 at 10:29 AM about the 1996 Saturn S-Series 2 Dr SC2 Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The computer says ingnition misfire when I plug it in. What does that mean? Is it expensive to fix?

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littlehorn answered 16 years ago

You need a tune-up, most likely. New plugs and wires should fix this. It means one of the cylinders is misfiring.

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