What would cause my car to chug forward when idling?

Tiny
MCNASTY1219
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  • 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

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Tiny
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?
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 AT 8:30 PM

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