Shutting off car idle goes very low?

Tiny
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  • 2006 NISSAN SENTRA
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 279,675 MILES
Car starts great, no lights on dashboard, after warming up, car idle goes very low and shuts off at traffic lights, and one time on freeway car put put.
Monday, April 14th, 2025 AT 9:21 AM

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Tiny
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This can be because of a vacuum leak, a stuck swirl valve or a dirty throttle body. Even though there is no check engine light on we should run the codes to see if any are pending, this guide can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Here is a guide to help go over the easy problems and how to fix them, please report back to me.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

Please go over these guides and get back to us.

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Monday, April 14th, 2025 AT 1:01 PM

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