2001 Kia Sportage quits on me

Tiny
BOSEMAN13
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  • 2001 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 135,000 MILES
I have a 2001 Kia Sportage. I will be slowly coming to an intersection and it sometimes quits on me. It first sputters and then quits shortly after. Then there is times when I start it up and put it in reverse and it quits right away. I had the spark plugs changed about a year ago and that made no difference. I am really confused since sometimes it runs great and then other times it sputters and then quits. Any idea what would cause this problem?

thanks
Thursday, October 24th, 2013 AT 8:46 AM

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Tiny
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Try cleaning throttle plate on both sides with choke cleaner and iac hole.
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Thursday, October 24th, 2013 AT 12:17 PM
Tiny
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Seems like the idling speed is too low.
Try cleaning the IAC and throttle body.
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Thursday, October 24th, 2013 AT 12:21 PM
Tiny
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Thank you. I had the check engine light come on. Had it checked out and it said engine misfire. Would the IAC and throttle body problem cause this light to come on?

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Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 AT 1:31 PM
Tiny
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No have a pro check this as they are really hard to diagnose what is causing the problem.
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Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 AT 3:09 PM

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