1999 Chevy Suburban Won't run while at idle but runs great

Tiny
BMW2
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  • 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 125,000 MILES
My '99 Chevy Suburban runs near perfectly and quietly while accelerating, but at ide it frequently dies. I had a fuel system cleaning done at the mechanics, a new distributor cap, and a new idle throtle put on. When it dies, it very gently dies. There is no sputtering or near stalling, it just gently quits. It has always started instanting with no difficulty right afterwards except for one time, the most recent, it turned over about three times before it started.

About three months ago, my check engine light came on and off for about two weeks. Then, it stayed on for about three days. They said the code was the spark plug code but said I did not need to fix it because the light shut off and has not come back on since. This may not be associated with my current stalling problem, but.
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 AT 12:24 PM

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Tiny
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Hi bmw2, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation.

Have the computer scanned for code/s-you have a problem within the engine management system that caused the CEL to turn on-This is your starting point of diagnosis, finding out what's going on. Get back with the code/s so that we can continue to assist
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010 AT 12:59 AM

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