Do you know what could be wrong with my car?

Did you try hitting it with a hammer?

A piece of black electrical tape will take of that engine light.

To be serious. It seems like it’s a problem with spark plugs or fuel injectors. That can be an easy fix. Take it to a Autozone and have them run the codes for you (if you live in a state that still allows that).

Not sure, but if the gas gauge only drops temporarily, it’s likely that whatever is going on is affecting the gauge not that you are losing gas. 2000 is not that old for a car. Mine is from 1970!

take it to a shop or get rid of it.

Its a bad fire in one of your cylinders. Make sure the plugs and wires are all securely connected. If not, you mat need to replace your spark plugs.

If that doesn’t fix the issue, it may be something REALLY bad ans you need to go to a shop and have it looked at.

This happened a lot with my old Honda Civil because one of the cylinder plugs always came loose.

Could be bad wires or plugs.

Blackberry, has the timing belt ever been changed? its required somewhere around 80–90,000 miles. at 140,000 miles, the timing belt should have been changed at least one time and is now ready for another. have a trusted mechanic check this for you. john