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1997 Mitsubishi Galant Died

Ive been driving the car for a while and for a few days anytime I came to a stop light or stop sign and let the car idle, it idle'd close to 0 on the RPM meter, you could even feel the car start to shake. If I turned on the AC it dropped the RPM even lower. Yesterday while trying to drive down the block I came to a stop sign and the car died while idling. What do I need to do to fix this problem?

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    while stationary in an idle in drive the car vibrates but driving in motion does not and in park does not

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Sounds like the EGR valve is bad and is stuck in the open position.Just replace that and you should also check the catalytic converter.

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