When braking low idle almost to a stall

140,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TERESA DIAL
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When braking at a light idle goes down and back up to normal.When down almost to stall. Rattle noise when idling like this.Idle erratically between 600 to 700 rpm's.
Idle drops when depressing brake pedal at a red light
Idle erratic to the point where the car would almost stall.
Dec 10, 2016 at 3:10 AM
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HMAC300
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try cleaning throttle plate on both sides and iac hole with choke cleaner. clean battery terminal ends then check belt for wear recommended replacement of belt and tensioner is 60,000 miles.
Dec 10, 2016 at 5:38 AM
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