My car jerked & the check engine light came on while in motion.?

Question

I have a 2001 kia optima, after my check engine light came on, i made u turn to get back home. Got stuck at a light, and when the light turned green it felt like there was little juice going through but eventually ended up getting up to speed (but slowly)

Answer 1

Sounds like your ecu is running in failsafe mode. This could be bad.....

Answer 2

Get the computer read, AutoZone's do it free, if it's a cylinder misfire you probably just need a tune-up (wires and sparks).

Answer 3

could be a slew of problems, I would take it to a mechanic because it could be an ECU problem or an injector poblem or it could be an ignition problem