Hi all,
I am a proud owner of an automatic 2000 LS V6 I picked up over the summer. Recently I've had a problem where the car stutters and stumbles at low speeds and idling. I've searched the threads on here and found it could be multiple things such as a dirty IAC, MAF, as well as leaks in some hoses.
However, due to time constraints and since I am new to this car, I'm not too familiar with the engine bay and would like help in pin-pointing the problem. This problem first appeared on my drive home from work which is basically traffic that is crawling from 5-10 mph with constant stopping. When idling, the car's rpms would drop below the normal and when accelerating from a stop, it will buckle and I will have to give it more than enough gas to get it going. The problem also seems to get worse the longer I drive (as in the car will buckle more and the rpms drop below idle more often) and does not happen when the car is at speed (above 20mph).
I've also learned that if I am stopped and the rpms drop, I can put the car in neutral, gas it a bit, then shift to drive and the car will take off with less buckling.
Please provide any info you guys can to help me out. This car has been pretty awesome so far and I wish to get this thing figured out before the cold Canadian winter hits.
I am a proud owner of an automatic 2000 LS V6 I picked up over the summer. Recently I've had a problem where the car stutters and stumbles at low speeds and idling. I've searched the threads on here and found it could be multiple things such as a dirty IAC, MAF, as well as leaks in some hoses.
However, due to time constraints and since I am new to this car, I'm not too familiar with the engine bay and would like help in pin-pointing the problem. This problem first appeared on my drive home from work which is basically traffic that is crawling from 5-10 mph with constant stopping. When idling, the car's rpms would drop below the normal and when accelerating from a stop, it will buckle and I will have to give it more than enough gas to get it going. The problem also seems to get worse the longer I drive (as in the car will buckle more and the rpms drop below idle more often) and does not happen when the car is at speed (above 20mph).
I've also learned that if I am stopped and the rpms drop, I can put the car in neutral, gas it a bit, then shift to drive and the car will take off with less buckling.
Please provide any info you guys can to help me out. This car has been pretty awesome so far and I wish to get this thing figured out before the cold Canadian winter hits.
