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I hope someone can help me diagnose a problem w/my '03 element (manual, 2wd, 147,000 miles). When it is cold, the engine dies when coming to a stop or idling the vehicle. It seems like the idle is set too low, the rpms drop, then pop back up, drop again, etc until it finally dies. I assumed that somebody else has had the same problem but couldn't find anything in a search so maybe not.
I took it to my mechanic and he went through a process where he re-set the idle...the car/computer has some process that you can go through to do this apparently. After he did that it was fine for a week or so then it started doing it again.
When it dies the dash lights stay on but the event logger doesn't record any problems (disclaimer: I don't know what this means really but my mechanic says it is significant so I thought I should post it).
Any help would be appreciated...most of the time it is not a big deal, it starts right back up and I am on my way. However, driving down an icy road in Yosemite approaching a turn is something I would rather not repeat.
Many thanks in advance.
I hope someone can help me diagnose a problem w/my '03 element (manual, 2wd, 147,000 miles). When it is cold, the engine dies when coming to a stop or idling the vehicle. It seems like the idle is set too low, the rpms drop, then pop back up, drop again, etc until it finally dies. I assumed that somebody else has had the same problem but couldn't find anything in a search so maybe not.
I took it to my mechanic and he went through a process where he re-set the idle...the car/computer has some process that you can go through to do this apparently. After he did that it was fine for a week or so then it started doing it again.
When it dies the dash lights stay on but the event logger doesn't record any problems (disclaimer: I don't know what this means really but my mechanic says it is significant so I thought I should post it).
Any help would be appreciated...most of the time it is not a big deal, it starts right back up and I am on my way. However, driving down an icy road in Yosemite approaching a turn is something I would rather not repeat.
Many thanks in advance.