Jump to content

Turn off the heat in park, car almost dies...


slick

Recommended Posts

Wow, this is really wierd. So, yeah, I'm driving, and I pull into my parking spot. I put my car in park, and its fine. But as soon as I hit the off button on the heater controls, the idle drops to like 500-600 RPM and about dies. Turn the heat back on, and it acts normal again.

 

Anyone ever experience anything like this???

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Sounds like it might be idling a bit out of range for what the engine should idle at without load.

 

When you put some load on the engine, it stays running, but when it goes into a no or minimum-load situation, it is near death? Is that what's happening? No other symptoms?

 

I would suggest cleaning the IAC/throttle body, and doing an idle relearn on it. 500-600rpm is a bit low on the idle, especially unloaded, and could definitely be contributing to stability problems, especially in these reduced temperatures.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yep, when not under load, it drops pretty low in park. But when under load, its fine.

 

I figured it would be something along the lines of the IAC. I'll check that out tomorrow.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...