High Idle Questions
- 2007 Volkswagen Other problem
- Hello, I just purchased an 07 Jetta last week. It is a 2.5 5 cyl base model automatic with about 5600 miles. They said it was a loaner car...
- Asked by smart3 about 5 years ago - 5 Answers
- Oil blowing out of dipstick tube problem
- 1993 Corvette manual transmission with new GM Goodwrench 350 cu in LT4 engine, LT4 Hotcam, Canton roadrace oil pan, and headers. approx ...
- Asked by Akcelr8 about 5 years ago - 11 Answers
- Battery light comes on problem
- I have a 96 ford exployer with 170k mi. the other day the battery symbol come on and the charging guage was on the low side. I went and ...
- Asked by back2charris about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Engine surges while idling and has stalled twice. problem
- 2007 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7 HEMI, automatic and 8890 miles. Purchased in July brand new. I've taken it to the service department I originally...
- Asked by jwagner2481 about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- 1988 Ford Ranger problem
- I have an 88 Ford Ranger 5- speed 2.3 fuel injected 4 cylinder (4 plug not the 8 plug). I have changed plugs, wires, rotor, cap, oil, filter...
- Asked by blake109_04 about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- 2002 Nissan Altima problem
- We have flushed the entire system, changed the thermostat and are about to change the regulator.After having a diagnostics test done on the ...
- Asked by Like2style about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 2002 Chevrolet Silverado problem
- 2002 Chevy Silverado, Automatic, My truck, during cold weather only, gives me a cylinder misfire code. When I first start my truck it will...
- Asked by hendricks about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1996 Dodge Neon problem
- This is a 1996 Dodge Neon, it is an automatic, it was in an accident a few years back but has been repaired, it has 140,000 miles, and it's ...
- Asked by Cenas_Chain_Gang619 about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Very high idle speed at start-up warm or cold weather problem
- I have a 2001 Pontiac Montana 3.4 L with 66K miles. During inital stat-up in warm or cold weather the RPM shoots up to 1900 RPM. Sometimes ...
- Asked by michaelg777 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Cold hard start and fast idle problem
- I have a 1993 Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 with 131,000 miles. I had a battery and starter 3,000 miles before that. I took my car for an oil ...
- Asked by maggielou about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- To idle or not problem
- The car is a 1998 Continental with a 4.6 and approxiamately 80000 miles. It has been well cared for and does short term drives to and from ...
- Asked by Paul Sumner about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1990 Chevrolet Lumina problem
- Hello, I have a 1990 Chev Lumina 2.5L 186,000 Mi. Initially I had a high speed intermittent misfire. I replaced The ignition module ...
- Asked by StevensCarl about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1990 Nissan Maxima problem
- I have an automatic, 1990 Nisssan Maxima, it has about 127 thousand miles, it has a rough start in the morning but that's because my ...
- Asked by marialfc about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- Transmission problem
- 1991 oldsmobile custom cruiser wagon. 350 8 cyl, 170 thou miles. Transmission shifts fine in weather 60 or above, but when it is colder ...
- Asked by angiep8864 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1987 Chevrolet S-10 problem
- On my 1987 s10 blazer it has around 258,000 miles on it an automatic transmission. and is a 2.8 L. when shifting into 4 wheel drive high it...
- Asked by strangerdanger about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Mazda protege squealing noise when idling and driving problem
- I have a 2002 Mazda Protege ES automatic, (2.1 engine) with appx 75K miles. When started the car makes a squealing noise while idling, then...
- Asked by KM123 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1986 Honda Accord problem
- 86 accord 5 speed,rebuilt motor with 2500 miles,FI PROG light on dash is lite,when cold at high idle runs fine but when it kicks down to low...
- Asked by cleandrummer about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1992 Chevrolet Lumina problem
- When i start my car when it is cold it tends to idle at a really high speed usually between 2500-3500 rpms sometimes if i gun it a little ...
- Asked by erik watson about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1996 Ford Ranger problem
- Happy Thanksgiving to all! This is a recent problem, just started a couple of weeks ago and has already cost me $400.00 for towing and ...
- Asked by Mad Magnus about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 4.3l backfiring under acceleration problem
- 88 C1500 halfton - 4.3L 5spd standard- currently 211K bought with 203k Had the Timing Chain and both sprockets changed,plugs and wires ...
- Asked by onlygodknowswhy about 5 years ago - 4 Answers
- Gmc sierra 1500 4x4 rough cold start in cold weather problem
- GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 2002 130K 5.3 V8-RUNS GREAT UNTIL COLD WEATHER-@ COLD START DURING COLD WEATHER ENGINE IDLES HIGH AND SUDDENLY LOW AND ...
- Asked by bucknut about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- Vibrations felt in the steering wheel. steering also shaky. problem
- I have an 2007 Acura TSX(2.4L I4 - auto trans) with 6000 miles on it. The car was running perfectly. At 5000 miles approximately, it was ...
- Asked by anandj about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Idle too high problem
- I have a 1996 RAM 2500 V10 8.0L 4x4. Just replaced the radiator, and now the truck idles really high, but sometimes normally. Idled fine ...
- Asked by Settina about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Idle control problem
- I have a 99 durango with a 5.9L that has 95k miles, auto trans.,the vehicle was running well when the check engine light came on. i took it ...
- Asked by chad kirkland about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Serpentine belt & heater problem
- My car is Ford Taurus SE, Year:2000, 166,000 miles, and the 3.0L engine. It’s in great condition, just bought it off my sister who had ...
- Asked by John24 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- High idle speed problem
- I have a 1989 F350 &.5ltr. The idle speed is definetly too high. If I close the Idle air bypass hole or take the plug off the bypass ...
- Asked by cvisi1 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Oil pressure problem
- Wheni am at idle my truck looses oil pressure but it has a few things done to it like 5.9 pro comp heads ,m 1 high rise , 373 cam , hooker ...
- Asked by dbkracker about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Rough idle/dying problem
- 1995 Caprice wagon 5.7 LT1 {engine swap in the 90s} A/T...the car was running fine yesterday...got in it this morning and ran well. Went to ...
- Asked by Drag N Fly about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Backfires problem
- My 1989 Grand Am with the 2.5 Iron Duke with 90,000 miles on it backfires at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. I have replaced most of the sensors on the...
- Asked by timvdb about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- Idling high at start problem
- I have a 1998 sebring lxi coupe I change the map sensor and just purchase a tps and disconnected the battery for a while and when I start ...
- Asked by boogiedrew72 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1995 Oldsmobile Other problem
- When i start my car it idles really high untill I press the brakes it idles back down to normal idle. It also accelerates by itself when ...
- Asked by armashell about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Fast idle problem
- I have a 1999 ford escort 2.0 spi engine, manual transmission with about 160,000 miles on it. I live in minnesota, and when winter rolls ...
- Asked by cowboy322a about 5 years ago - 3 Answers
- 1993 Ford Tempo problem
- I have a 1993 Ford Tempo 4 cylinder that has 140,000 miles on it. It has been a great car until recently. It is idiling very high and ...
- Asked by christy4739 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1998 Volvo V70 problem
- I have a 1998 V70AWD with a 2.4L turbo engine 5254T with about 159,000 miles on it. I had it checked out by a mechanic because it idles ...
- Asked by willysmb about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1995 Oldsmobile Other problem
- When car is started it immediately idles really high and only idles down when the brakes are ingaged. While driving car increases speed ...
- Asked by armashell about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1998 Saturn Other problem
- 1998 sl1 143+ miles. 2 days ago i hit a bump while driving in the rain, shortly after i noticed a rattle/thumping noise coming from the ...
- Asked by ibenoob about 5 years ago - 6 Answers
- 1998 Ford Windstar problem
- 98 Windstar 3.8L 130,000 It all started with a blinking engine light that turns solid after a couple of minutes or after turning off the ...
- Asked by buss about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1982 All Other Makes All Other Models problem
- I bought this car just recently. It has been running pretty good the entire time. (The 1 Month I have owned it). Yesterday, on the way home...
- Asked by Thisagain about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Running rough, check engine light solid & flashing problem
- I have a 2001 Ford Ranger XLT. 3.0 liter V-6 Automatic w/overdrive. 133,000 miles. I have had no problems with this truck until recently. ...
- Asked by Steve H. about 5 years ago - 2 Answers
- Fuel injectors problem
- I own a 98 Chevy Cheyenne 1500 305 5.0 truck. It has approx. 130,00 miles. I need to replace my injectors for the second time in 2 1/2 years...
- Asked by tomasLV about 5 years ago - 4 Answers
- Rpm question problem
- 1994 Volkswagen Golf GL, 110,000 miles, Manual trans My RPMs seem to be really high. Just an example, when crusing in 5th gear at 65 MPH, ...
- Asked by Dypuz about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- High idle. problem
- In have a 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass supreme. 3.1l 3100v6 has high idle. ? TPS or IAC sensor. don't have code reader and the SES light comes ...
- Asked by JSczynski about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Intermitant misfire problem
- I have a 1999 Ford F250 Super Duty with a 5.4L Triton engine with about 180,000 miles. The vehicle is in overall good shape and has been ...
- Asked by ratucker about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- Rough idle, poor mileage, studdering when accelerating problem
- I have a 1997 Ranger 4x4 with the 4.0 ltr V6, manual transmission 130K miles. I have replaced the MAF (mass air flow) sensor, cleaned the...
- Asked by jakeseebach about 5 years ago - 5 Answers
- Cold start problem problem
- I have a 1995 Grand Prix GTP, 3.4 DOHC motor, ~178000 miles. Recently, as it has gotten cold, I have had a problem starting the car. It ...
- Asked by jk95gp about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
- 1997 Saturn Other problem
- Hi thanks for helping in advance! I have 1997 SL1 Idle problem that started last night, I was teaching my wife to dive my Saturn wich is a ...
- Asked by rcrocket about 5 years ago - 8 Answers
- 1995 Chevrolet Suburban problem
- I have a 95 k1500 5.7L with 360,000 miles or so. I have issues with a code or two I can't figure out. Here goes, I bought the truck with ...
- Asked by sellersjames about 5 years ago - 10 Answers
- Idle prolem problem
- When i go to start my car it wont start so i trun it over and stop then keep doing that until i get it started a little then it will shut ...
- Asked by kookamonakrackakiller about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- 1998 Honda Prelude problem
- I have a 1998 honda prelude- automatic. i am haven some problems with the engine. I have 180,xxx miles. engine running stong still. but ...
- Asked by djcue_530 about 5 years ago - 0 Answers
- Fuel consumption high toyota corrola 1.6 xli injection problem
- My car was working ok after annual testing they told me my car engine is hving oil ring prb that was tru because i have to top up liitle oil...
- Asked by mijaz26 about 5 years ago - 1 Answer
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