Stalling when at idle in gear

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Asked by Chico53 Nov 14, 2012 at 05:16 PM about the 1992 Pontiac Sunbird 2 Dr GT Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1992 Pontiac Sunbird GT, 2 Door Coupe, it stalls when it warms up and runs ruff, when driving it works great, lots of power, could it be the idle control sensor, the map sensor, lock-up switch, or bad Thanks!!

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joef answered 6 months ago

Most likely your idle air controller!! I've seen them fail like this 1000 times!

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