I have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire with about 93,000 miles on it. Lately, I've noticed it's become sluggish when accelerating from a stop (like it's taking the gas a second get where it needs to). Didn't really see it as a major issue until the "check engine" light came on. Now my car threatens to die (and sometimes does) whenever I accelerate from a stop, de-accelerate and then accelerate for any turns, or when shifting/accelerating into drive after reversing. When I'm in idle, the car seems just fine. The engine doesn't chug or sound noisy at all. Driving it at any consistent speed above 15 mph doesn't seem to be a problem either, it's only when I slow down to 5mph or less and the speed up.
I'm hoping to get the most information possible before I see my mechanic as I don't really have the money to be throwing away trying to figure out what the problem is. Any thoughts?
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