# Malibu idling

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/malibu-idling/27066>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malibu-idling/27066 "2009-02-27T21:02:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![danny0035700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@danny0035700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/danny0035700)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malibu-idling/27066/1 "2009-02-27T21:02:05Z")

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my 2000 malibu started to idle high when i turn it on and when im driving it feels like its accelaratin. n e one knows why.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malibu-idling/27066/2 "2009-02-27T22:48:13Z")

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Any reason to think some thing under the hood is not properly connected? Recent oil change,air filter change, what I am getting at is, Has any one been moving things  
around in the engine compartment and possibily knocked something off? Do the easy stuff first.

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**Author:** ![danny0035700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@danny0035700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/danny0035700)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/malibu-idling/27066/3 "2009-03-05T05:17:36Z")

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had the egr valve replaced and the fans dint want to turn on so took it to a mechanic to fix the problem.