# 1998 Volvo V70 - Stalls when I stop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819 "2021-07-02T20:36:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sharon14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sharon14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sharon14)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819/1 "2021-07-02T20:36:16Z")

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Car stalls out when I come to stop.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819/2 "2021-07-02T20:47:16Z")

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Is the check engine light on? Try cleaning the throttle body or having it cleaned.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819/3 "2021-07-02T23:08:51Z")

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Maybe a bad idle air control valve… if you have one… we don’t know for sure, you didn’t tell us what engine is in this car, or tne miles on it, or the type transmission it has, or if the check engine light is on…

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-v70-stalls-when-i-stop/177819/4 "2021-07-02T23:12:41Z")

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Sticking or faulty idle air control valve.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/e/4e33b28465ab03d8d70c46ee049d30bfeb532e2f.jpeg)

Tester