1997 Plymouth Breeze why does the sputter when i hit the ga

1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE
22,379 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BRANDONIS23
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ok just a few things i dont understand. 1. what would make my car idle really rough on start up ? when i drive the car its ok till i stop at light or stop sign the goes back to idleing rough. the engine sounds like its running dry at this point. 2.when i go to give the car some gas it takes a long time for the car to speed up , the transmission is ok on the car, it does not down shift to get the lower gear for power it just lags and sputters befor it finially decides to pick up and go . thank you very much .
Oct 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM
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ZACKMAN
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Check for vacuum leak. Trace all vacuum lines one at a time.
Oct 20, 2008 at 8:50 PM
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