# 2006 Mitsubishi Galant shakes and shuts off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mitsubishi-galant-shakes-and-shuts-off/165626>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** galant, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [June 11, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mitsubishi-galant-shakes-and-shuts-off/165626 "2020-06-11T16:50:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Susie23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Susie23](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Susie23)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mitsubishi-galant-shakes-and-shuts-off/165626/1 "2020-06-11T16:50:25Z")

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Car shakes real bad when you come to a stop and turns off

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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:** [June 11, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mitsubishi-galant-shakes-and-shuts-off/165626/2 "2020-06-11T18:24:22Z")

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The check engine light should come on when the car dies anyway but have the codes read on principle. One possibility is that the throttle body needs to be cleaned. Or the idle air control valve could be bad. Or, much worse, the torque converter lockup could be malfunctioning. Start with the cheapest and clean the throttle body, then go from there.