ticking

So this is a weird one, but starting up the car today I have a ton of shake at idle/1000 rpm. Maybe its in my head but its taking a lot more to get the car to accelerate now too until I get into 2nd gear, then everything goes back to normal. Secondly there is a constant ticking/maybe rattling in...

I have a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT with 99,000 miles. I have had no significant issues with it in the 3 years I have owned it, just general maintenance. Problem: There was a loud ticking sound coming from my engine a couple of weeks ago out of nowhere, which would speed up when I would...