Car stalls and jerks when driving

Tiny
CHYANNE SHERIFF
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  • 1992 CHEVROLET CORSICA
  • 3.1L
  • V6
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 264,000 MILES
My car stalls and when it does run, it jerks. Could this be a spark plug problem? I had a new battery and alternator put in before this happened. A week later this happened, my car shut off while driving, it started right back. The car has had a high idle. I hope to find out the problem.
Monday, January 22nd, 2018 AT 2:26 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

It sounds like you need to do a tune up here is a guide to help you see how to do the job.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken

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Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 AT 12:16 PM
Tiny
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Hi Ken, it was the spark plugs and the throttle position sensor was replaced. The mechanic also fixed a vacuum leak and now the car is running fine. Thank you Ken!
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Friday, January 26th, 2018 AT 3:18 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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Good to hear, please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.

Cheers, Ken
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Sunday, January 28th, 2018 AT 12:54 PM

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