# 2001 saturn high idle rpm

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-high-idle-rpm/24075>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 29, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-high-idle-rpm/24075 "2008-12-29T22:31:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![righteoussoldier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/87869e/32.png) [@righteoussoldier](https://community.cartalk.com/u/righteoussoldier)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-high-idle-rpm/24075/1 "2008-12-29T22:31:08Z")

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As i started up my car when coming back from the store it had an unusually high rpm. It stayed at or about 4000 rpm at idle, but went down when i started to drive. Any ideals about my problem?