# 1999 chrysler Town and country

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-town-and-country/80048>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, towncountry\
**Created:** [June 27, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-town-and-country/80048 "2013-06-27T23:57:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tb158](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tb158](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tb158)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-town-and-country/80048/1 "2013-06-27T23:57:53Z")

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I am having problems with the acceleration. when I let off the accelerator it hovers around 2000 rpm and then it takes awhile to come down. I checked the throttle cable and it seems free and the springs are on the throttle body. any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-town-and-country/80048/2 "2013-06-28T01:50:08Z")

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It could be a bunch of things but you gotta start somewhere:  
I’d start by looking for a vacuum leak – a crack in a hose somewhere could cause weird idle conditions. I’d also look at the IAC (Idle Air Control valve). They can often be cleaned with some carb or intake cleaner.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-chrysler-town-and-country/80048/3 "2013-06-28T03:52:49Z")

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All good comments above. I’d suspect a vacuum leak first. When I’ve had this symptom on my Ford truck, that has always been the cause. hmmm … what else? well, it could be that the throttle valve is sticking in the throttle body. Or the throttle cable just needs a lube, it may be binding somewhere. Did you look where it attaches to the gas pedal, and where it goes through the firewall, anywhere it it might bind? Another thing, unlikely, is a problem with the dashpot. It is supposed to damp the throttle closing, so it doesn’t close too fast, but maybe something is wrong and it is damping too much.