What would cause my car to chug forward when idling?

1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA
180,000 MILES
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MCNASTY1219
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When my car idles it starts chugging and trying to move forward
Sep 4, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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KHLOW2008
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If the engine is surging, it would result in the vehicle wanting to move forward by itself. This is usually a fault with the idle control system or the idling speed is too high.

Is the Check Engine Light indicating?
Sep 4, 2012 at 8:30 PM
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