# Dying during Idle

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** wrangler, stall, jeep\
**Created:** [August 22, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942 "2010-08-22T00:40:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JWacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@JWacker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JWacker)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942/1 "2010-08-22T00:40:45Z")

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My 2000 Jeep wrangler is dying while idle. Most often when cold starting. It dies at red lights and once in a while just after it is started. If put back into park and turned off, it will start right up again. This is an intermittent problem. I have already changed the spark plugs and the IAC. My normal mechanic had it for a week and claims he could not recreate the problem.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942/2 "2010-08-22T02:24:16Z")

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When it isn’t stalling does it idle perfectly well? Is the problem completely limited to being at idle, or do you sometimes get some rough running while driving?

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**Author:** ![euryale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@euryale1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/euryale1)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942/3 "2010-08-22T02:31:42Z")

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Check the computer coolant temp sensor. This has one for the dash and a seperate one for the coolant. It may be the comp does not think the engine is warm enough. Restarting puts the system into a 2 minute loop to test the system.

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**Author:** ![JWacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@JWacker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JWacker)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942/4 "2010-08-22T21:08:46Z")

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It only happens while idle. When this problem is not occurring, the car idles perfectly well.

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**Author:** ![JWacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@JWacker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JWacker)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dying-during-idle/53942/5 "2010-08-22T21:09:46Z")

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Interesting, never thought of that, I will have my mechanic look at that option. Thank You