# 2001 Saturn SL - idles at 1600

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-sl-idles-at-1600/137827>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sl, saturn\
**Created:** [April 2, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-sl-idles-at-1600/137827 "2019-04-02T23:21:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![francistraupman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5e925/32.png) [@francistraupman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/francistraupman)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-sl-idles-at-1600/137827/1 "2019-04-02T23:21:05Z")

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why does my 2001 Saturn sl2 -72500 miles ocasionaly idle at 1600 rpm instead of 800 rpm,two ase certified mechanichs failed to find problem?

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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:** [April 2, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-sl-idles-at-1600/137827/2 "2019-04-02T23:25:33Z")

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Vacuum leak most likely. You need better mechanics!

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-saturn-sl-idles-at-1600/137827/3 "2019-04-03T04:26:32Z")

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Sounds like an idle air control motor failing, I suspect that when you had the vehicle at the shop it was idling normal, that is why they did not see a problem. Vacuum leaks are usually not intermittent.