Trucks wants to stall when put into gear

Tiny
ARRITENOUR
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  • 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE
  • 3.5L
  • V6
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 195,000 MILES
After I start my truck (engine is cold) and after a second put it into gear (drive) it wants to or does stall out on me. This problem does not occur if I let my engine warm up just slightly meaning my temperature needle just barely comes off the cold resting position. When driving my truck after a few minutes, if the engine is still cold it will want to die on me every time I come to a stop, but as long as my foot is on the gas it will run just fine.

My engine light is on and it says I am having misfires on multiple cylinders and bank 2 is enriched. O'Rileys Auto told me I probably needed a tune up. After only replacing spark plugs with the same brand and type it did not help. I was told by a national chain car maintenance shop that a tune up for my truck only required the spark plugs being replaced nothing else.

Any direction would be great at this time as I don't have time to be without my vehicle at the moment for repairs. I also don't want to wait until it is too late and do damage to the motor or something along those lines.

Thank you
Tony Ritenour
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 AT 1:39 PM

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Tiny
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Hello,

It sounds like you might have a faulty Idle Air Control motor/valve.
The idle air control valve is responsible for controlling the engine idle speed via the car's PCM (computer). These valves are configured differently depending on manufacturer but perform the same task. The IAC or ISC valve as it's called diverts engine intake air from the main throttle body and bypasses a portion of the intake air to control idle speed. When the idle speed cannot be controlled it will trigger a check engine light (MIL) due to idle speed fluctuations.
As a car ages the IAC will become dirty (a condition called coking) due to the volumes of air processed through the valve. Heavy particles in the air attach themselves to the valve's internal parts making it difficult for the valve to operate.

Check out this article, it covers cleaning of the the IAC:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/idle-air-control-valve-service

Replacement of IAC:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-idle-speed-control-motor-iac

What are the codes that you have on this truck?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

I have attached diagnostics for the IAC on your truck.

Let me know of any questions.

Thank you.
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