1998 Cadillac Concours bad engine idle

1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE CONCOURS
165,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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engine jumping .........when its in park and drive and smoke coming out of exhaust when i stop at the stop light today the whole car shut off so i had to put it in park and turn it on again
Mar 14, 2008 at 1:31 AM
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[quote:efac059088="hellohiwelcome"]Engine Mechanical problem
1998 Cadillac Concours V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 165000 miles
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engine jumping .........when its in park and drive and smoke coming out of exhaust when i stop at the stop light today the whole car shut off so i had to put it in park and turn it on again[/quote:efac059088]

what kinda smoke? have you done plug wires lately? May also have a bad frt motor mount?

Did it start right back up?
Mar 14, 2008 at 1:35 AM
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