1997 Lexus ES 300 "jerking car engine idle" Questions

be My first hypothesis: Low or dirty transmission fluid may cause a lag on acceleration (due to inadequate pressure at idle), followed by a jerk as the transmission is forced to catch up to the engine

car never did this jerking thing......i can also hear the engine like whistling or whining when accelerating, after im at a certain speed, and while im sitting at a light .......just don't remeber

car,(hopeless) and tell us exactly what works and dont work driving. hot /cold engine, fast /slow/ accelerating/ decelerating, up hills and what gears. if engine is hot, is your idle at 800 RPM parked

jerking. The car will eventually stabilise but when you engage the gear, jerking starts all over. Sometimes even when it allows you drive, the jerking can start in motion. The CHECK light has remained

your engine end). Don't make the idle speed too high and check by turning the aircon off and on to assess the best compromise idle speed to stop your car from almost stalling (e.g. jerking). Good luck

...jerking. My car has eratic idle and acceleration jerking. It is a 2005 landrover freelander with 52,000 miles. Automatic transmission with a 2.5L engine. It could be a few things. The EGR, IAC, TP ...

...throttle body. If it gets dirty the IAC valve (idle air control) can stick causing high idle. The jerk when the A/C turns on is normal. The A/C compressor is soaking up engine power when it turns

jerking idling My check engine light is on and it jerks softly when idling Go to Autozone,they will scan for free and tell you why it's on,if they give you a code,you can go to google and enter it and

when you crank, jerking down the road with idle jumping 1999 Surburban. Rough idle when engine is cold for about 3-5 min and then it starts to smooth out. Any ideas why the engine would act like this?

...engine vibrates if car is idle (in drive). Car will start temporarily if put in park and engine accelerated. Engine mounts and fuel injector were replaced 2 weeks ago. Spark plug, and engine harness ...