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Listing all the possibilities would be close to impossible.

Check your gas cap to see if it's nice and tight.

Otherwise hook up an OBD II code reader.

It's ~$80-100 CAN for the dealer to hook it up and tell you what's wrong.

It's ~$150-200 CAN to buy a code reader.

If you feel confident that you can properly interpret the codes, a code reader will pay for itself after 2 issues with any car you own.

The reader can only tell you what the car is sensing, not exactly what's wrong with it. For example: a cylinder misfire code could mean anything from a bad plug to a vacuum leak. Sometimes multiple codes occurring at the same time can help narrow down the possibilities.

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