What would cause my car to chug forward when idling?
MCNASTY1219
MEMBER
1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA
180,000 MILES
When my car idles it starts chugging and trying to move forward
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 7:49 PM
1 Reply
KHLOW2008
MECHANIC
41,814 POSTS
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.