# Rpm stutter when coming to a stop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 26, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581 "2019-11-26T17:02:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kurtbezzina\_160270](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@kurtbezzina\_160270](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtbezzina_160270)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581/1 "2019-11-26T17:02:55Z")

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Hello, I own a vw golf mk6 2009 with 60k miles. I have some basic understanding of cars but ive never heard of this issue before. Basically when going down a hill in neutral the rpms go slightly up as it should but when i come to a stop the rpms go down in a jittery manner and the car also shakes slightly when this happens. Is this normal?

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581/2 "2019-11-26T17:18:58Z")

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Does the car also shake when using the brake at a stoplight? Also, you should not be going down a hill in neutral. It’s dangerous, and I believe it may be illegal.

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**Author:** ![kurtbezzina\_160270](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@kurtbezzina\_160270](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtbezzina_160270)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581/3 "2019-11-26T17:32:01Z")

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Nope no shaking when applying the brakes, I mainly notice this when in traffic and im constantly going in 1st, accelerate a bit, go back to neutral and press the brakes to stop. The shake happens when i come to a full stop. And im guessing the car shakes because as i said the revs go back down in a jittery/stuttery way

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rpm-stutter-when-coming-to-a-stop/153581/4 "2019-11-26T17:41:27Z")

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If this car has one, you might want to check the idle air control valve. If on the other hand you have have an electronic throttle body, you should check that.