2004 Dodge Stratus Almost Dies at Idle

Hello.
I have a 04 Dodge Stratus, 4 cylinders, 2.4L, VIN X that hesitates or stumbles when I have the air conditioning ON, this fortunately only happens when I am STOP at a traffic light, or I am decelerating to STOP. In one occasion, the engine died on me, but I restarted with no problems.
Any thoughts? Thanks for your input.

Sounds like a dirty throttle body or a failing idle air control valve. The valve is pretty pricey so I’d clean out the inside of the throttle body first. Auto parts stores sell special spray just for this.

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