2000 Chevy Prizm car cold start problems

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UWSP98
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Shakes or Wobbles problem
2000 Chevy Prizm Automatic 101200 miles

My car sometimes shakes and stalls right after a cold start. It did it last summer, I replaced the sparkplugs and it was fine all winter but now that it is nearing summer again it is doing it periodically. It runs fine the rest of the day. I just have trouble on the initial start. It turns on fine, I put it in reverse then drive a few feet and it shakes and stalls. Once I restart it's good to go. Again for the past 4 or 5 months it was fine but now it has started again. Any ideas?
May 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Try cleaning out the idle air control valve and EGR/PCV valves and test the throttle position sensor and manifold absolute pressure sensor-
May 9, 2010 at 5:11 PM
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