2007 Dodge Charger Car idles rough

2007 DODGE CHARGER
105,000 MILES • 3.5L • 6 CYL • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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OSCAR5999
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Car seem to shake when idling it just started and the engine light is on
Nov 16, 2015 at 5:44 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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THE PLACE TO START IS WITH MR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

THE COMPUTER HAS DETECTED A PROBLEM

THIS PROBLEM MAY BE A SIMPLE DEAL AND THE CODE MIGHT POINT IT OUT STRAIGHT UP

THEN AGAIN THE PROBLEM THE COMPUTER DETECTED MAY BE THE RESULT FROM A PROBLEM THE COMPUTER IS INCAPABLE OF DETECTING

HENCE, CODES SOMETIMES CAN BE INTERPRETED IN DIFFERENT WAYS DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL CODE AND ALSO REAL WORLD SYMPTOMS OF YOUR VEHICLE

TAKE THAT PUPPY TO A POPULAR AUTO PARTS STORE, USUALLY THEY WILL SCAN YOUR SYSTEM FOR CODES FREE OF CHARGE AND MAY OFFER A SOLUTION (OR NOT!)

HERE'S THE KICKER!

WRITE DOWN THE EXACT CODE(S) NUMBERS (YOU MAY HAVE SEVERAL)

MANY TIMES FOLKS MAY COME BACK HERE AND SAY IT WAS (EXAMPLE) AN "EGR CODE". WELL, THERE MAY BE 10 EGR CODES. THEY DON'T KNOW AND WE DON'T KNOW EITHER! A CODE NUMBER MIGHT BE LIKE THIS, "P0145"

GET THE EXACT CODE NUMBERS, THEN IF THEIR SOLUTION AIN'T THE ANSWER, YOU WILL HAVE SOME LEGITIMATE INFO TO POST ON HERE.

THE MEDIC
Nov 16, 2015 at 8:04 PM
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