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Old 05-02-2009, 05:46 PM
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Help Car Dies or surge when braking

background: 96 max @ 95k mile, did the 60k service myself, i have to do a 120k service in the next couple of months

now for the problem: over the last 6-8 months, maybe 1-2 times a month the car would die when i am coming to a stop.
now its happening more frequently, almost 5-6 times a week now...

i have no codes, and the sometimes in the morning i hear a groan and like a sawwing sound when the car idles at the cold start rpm

the car only dies when i am braking or it surges for about 5 seconds if i am hitting the gas really light...its not an everyday problem, but i am not going to wait for it to be a problem. car starts up fine
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:05 PM
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Is it specifically while braking, as in whenever you're on the brakes, or is it when you're coming to a stop?

Ever cleaned the TB/IACV?
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Old 05-03-2009, 11:14 AM
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only when comming to a complete stop....i think i may just change the ivac valve because i had thrown seafoam there awhile back!...that is probably the problem...
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by randy021186
only when comming to a complete stop....i think i may just change the ivac valve because i had thrown seafoam there awhile back!...that is probably the problem...
Mine did the same thing, ended up being the MAF sensor, took forever to diagnose but haven't had any issues since I replaced it.
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Old 08-24-2009, 12:44 PM
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Mine did the same thing, ended up being the MAF sensor, took forever to diagnose but haven't had any issues since I replaced it.
u might be right...all i do sometime is bang the maf, and i can go acouple of weeks with out it shutting off
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Old 11-20-2009, 07:57 AM
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update i bought a MAF cleaner for 6 bucks and problem fixed!
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Easy fix to what could have been a complicated issue, thanks for posting it.
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