1999 Ford Escort Rough Idle and Shift

1999 FORD ESCORT
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KRUSHER
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My car is an automatic, when I turn my car on the engine shakes more then normal. It is not violent but it does rattle the dashboard. When I put the car in Reverse or Drive it jerks in gear. When I am driving the car It doesn't change gears like it should. It does not have an RPM guage but I can hear that it needs to shift. I have to release the gas petal for it to shift into the next gear. Is this normal, can I do anything?
Apr 22, 2006 at 10:46 AM
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LOSONE
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It sounds like you have a problem with your idle air valve. It is the silver thing that is mounted on the intake. Eother clean it or replace it. Good luck
Apr 22, 2006 at 11:49 AM
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Suggested Repair

Clean or replace the idle air valve, the silver component mounted on the intake.

Conversation Summary

A 1999 Ford Escort automatic with about 70,000 miles shakes more than normal at idle, rattles the dashboard, jerks when shifted into Reverse or Drive, and does not upshift properly unless the driver releases the accelerator. The expert attributed the symptoms to the idle air valve and recommended cleaning or replacing it.

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