Car stalls or shuts off

2003 TOYOTA MATRIX
156,000 MILES • 1.8L • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PRINCENK123
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Hi, my name is Prince and I have had this problem with my car for three year now and all effort to fix it proved futile. My car stalls or shuts off when i shift pass neutral to drive, and when in drive and want to shift to park it stalls and shuts off again when shift pass neutral. It sometimes works will not stall when pass neutral but does that more often. I have taken it to numerous mechanics, changed the throttle valve body, changed the spark plugs, serviced the injectors, worked on the automatic transmission. However, all did not remedy the problem. please i need your help.
Dec 30, 2017 at 1:27 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi Prince,

What is the idling speed when this occurs?
Are there any trouble codes?
Seems like the engine idling is poor and this could be due to valve adjustment out of specs. Have the compression tested and check valve clearances as well.
Dec 31, 2017 at 1:35 AM
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