Soon as my car is started it starts idling by itself none stop. Then when I put it in drive it continues to idle and can reach speeds up to 30mph without me hitting the gas service engine light just

Asked by Dominique Aug 08, 2015 at 09:46 AM about the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Popped on. Do you have any ideal what the
problem is

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Have the codes read at most part stores like auto zone to make sure what the problem is but it sounds like the throttle position switch needs to be replaced.

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