# 99 ford escort that sputters

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-escort-that-sputters/4904>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 20, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-escort-that-sputters/4904 "2007-09-20T16:26:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jimmiejim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jimmiejim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jimmiejim)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-escort-that-sputters/4904/1 "2007-09-20T16:26:01Z")

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I have a 99 escort sedan with a/c that sputters and will sometimes die when you just start the car and put it in gear or anytime that your floor the engine, it also does this when the a/c unit is turned on. Any ideas on what the cause maybe, I brought it to autozone, but they are not getting any codes that are stored in teh computer.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-escort-that-sputters/4904/2 "2007-09-21T23:03:35Z")

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Automatic or manual trans? Does giving it just a little pressure on the accel pedal fix it? If so, try a new IAC (idle air control) valve.