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ratherbehiking · 07-16-2009, 06:08 PM

Ive been having some issues with my rodeo and I thought I would ask everyone if they could help figure out whats up.

Sometimes when I start my car the engine revs pretty high and then will drop back down to a normal idle. This has happend a few times in the past 2 months. last weekend I go to start my car and it starts but stalls right away, when I put my foot on the gas it stayed running but as soon as I let off it would stall again. The problem didnt happen agian the next day when I started it up but it agian idled really high and then dropped back down to a normal idle within 10 secs or so.

Any help would be amazing I am pretty mechanically inclined just dont know evenything about cars and dont want to just start replacing things that might not be causing the problem. I was thinking it was the throttle position sensor that is going bad?

Thanks agian

07-16-2009, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
ratherbehiking EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California Posts: 25 97 Rodeo - '97 Rodeo LS 90 day: 26.06 mpg (US) zuki - '95 Sidekick JX 4 door 4x4 90 day: 26.94 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	car trouble robbing gas Ive been having some issues with my rodeo and I thought I would ask everyone if they could help figure out whats up. Sometimes when I start my car the engine revs pretty high and then will drop back down to a normal idle. This has happend a few times in the past 2 months. last weekend I go to start my car and it starts but stalls right away, when I put my foot on the gas it stayed running but as soon as I let off it would stall again. The problem didnt happen agian the next day when I started it up but it agian idled really high and then dropped back down to a normal idle within 10 secs or so. Any help would be amazing I am pretty mechanically inclined just dont know evenything about cars and dont want to just start replacing things that might not be causing the problem. I was thinking it was the throttle position sensor that is going bad? Thanks agian (Support Ecomodder.com & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ 30MPG Here I Come!