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Posted on Apr 04, 2010

Rough idle, sputtering, and backfiring.

The 3.8 Liter engine has a very rough and low idle. when accelerating, the engine sputters and sometimes backfires. When it gets around 45 MPH it stops sputtering and drives fine. Does anyone know the answer to this problem?

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  • Anonymous Aug 01, 2012

    I have the same car and EXACT same problem. Did you find a solution? Please email me at scottygz28 at gmail .com.

  • Anonymous Aug 01, 2012

    I have the exact same problem! Did you figure it out? Please email me at scottygz28 at gmail .com

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    My truck idles fine but when you push on gas the engine chuggs or sputters for a while then it will catch up what could this be

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Try turning ur idle up its the pin on the throtle body just make sure u tuen the engine off and on again fter each adjustment to reset ur computer on ur engine

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