Car Shuts off when Idle or stopped and AC is On.
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Asked by sosa749 Jul 22, 2015 at 09:12 AM about the 2004 Acura RL 3.5 FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2004 Acura 3.5 RL recently whenever the AC is on and the car is stopped or idle
the RPM's drop until eventually the car shuts off. This only happens when the AC is on.
How can I fix this its hot out right now.

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Clean throttle body and clean or replace idle air control valve.

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GuruZDRRL answered 6 years ago

You are right, You should replace idle air control valve

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