So I've noticed the last few days that my car, while sitting at a stop, will flutter. It feels like it's running out of gas or something. Then it'll hit a steady idle again and be ok. Sometimes it happens in succession, sometimes once in a long while, but I have no idea what it could be. Can anyone help me out here? Anyone else experience this?

 

Yes, mine does the same thing, not often, took into the dealer and he could find nothing wrong, no codes, happens once and awhile, sometimes nothing happens for a week, but when I come to a stop the car will feel likes it wants to stall than recovers, been adding gas every 1/4 drop from full too see if maybe I got some bad gas, with gas at $4.55 for prem in my area maybe people are not using the 91 octane as much and putting 85 octane in, so the 91 just sits there for a long period, I guess I will see what happens. Hope this helps

Tom
2004 coupe

 

uh oh this sounds like its becoming very common!!! the srt-4 had a problem with this.

 

Have you made any mods to the car?

 

No mods, the car is pretty much completely stock except for a new set of tires I just put on and some K&N airfilters I put in a long time ago. Not the cone ones though, just the normal ones that fit into the normal airbox.

I did try to pull the engine cover off to take a peek at the engine a little while ago though, and once I realized that the intake was connected to it, I didn't go any further. I pushed it back on though, and I can't see how this would affect anything.

Interesting. Well I'm glad that at least I'm not the only one experiencing it.

On another side note, I've never put the lower grade gas in it, as much as I'd love to, with premium hitting 4.69 here, UGH! Get ready for $5 a gallon everybody.

The car is an '04 with around 43,500 miles.

Brad

 

Well, first off I would check the obvious - plugs, leads, clean air filters etc.

 

This seems to be a common problem with this car. Several folks on past threads have expressed the same concerns. I have had the same exprience with my 04. I have since started adding injector cleaner to my tank after each and every oil change and seems to me it doesn't happen near as often or as intense. Mine never felt like it was gonna stall but the occasional flutter was a definate concern.

Just my Dos Centavos !

 

Hey my 04 did this the other day for the first time. It shut off on me while stopped at a stop light and air conditioning on. it normally idles like at 300 rpm for cripe sakes and when I went to take off at the stop light I noticed the car had stalled. WTF???!!! Didn't do it again though.

 

this is happening everywhere. i think we have a serious problem here! http://www.chryslerforum.com/m_19029/tm.htm