Dreamdtt2000

Hey guys,

My car has been acting funny lately. I was heading to my car after the mall and when I turned on my car, the car had a rough idle and shut off by itself. It happened twice in a roll. I turned it on and moved forward and shut it off. When I turned it on again, the car seem fine as if nothing happen. It happen again this pass week. What could it be?

fsttyms1

dirty/clogged egr, dirty sticking iac, idle too low, tq converter not unlocking,

Any CEL at all when it acts up?

black3.2_tl

i was going to say the same thing ^

Dreamdtt2000

I notice when that happens the tcs light is on. My check engine light was always on from not replacing the o2 sensor.

joseph_99tl

maybe ignition?

fsttyms1

Well that could be half the problem You think check engine lights are just a "If you happen to get around to it get around to it" light? They arent dummy lights. Just because it "Seems" to run correct doesnt mean it is. Plus with it on how will you ever know if its throwing more codes? Get teh codes read again, see if there are more. Fix the O2.

cjde2006

My car doesnt have question marks after the gauges either. I bet you have the sensor and you fix the issue

DLCU2

oh no....it seems like more and more people are getting this problem. I have the same problem and I believe sittinlow has it too.

do you only get this after you ran the car for a while...shut it off and start it back up again?

Hopefully our engine's wont take a dump like our transmissions

fsttyms1

Oh come on please tell me your smarter than that to think something so silly. Our cars don't have a engine problem.
He already stated he had a O2 Sensor code and didn't replace it yet(likely the cause of his problem- that or a dirty egr. He also doesn't know if he has any other codes because his cel light is on for the O2. He needs to go get it scanned.
Also just because the car doesnt have a CEL doesnt mean a code isnt stored in the ecu. Next tiem your car acts like that go see if they can pull a code.

There could be any number of problems causing your symptoms as well. EGR, IAC, Spark plugs, O2, Fuel injectors. Pull your top manifold cover off and see what the carbon buildup looks like