In most cases, the issue of «self acceleration» is caused by one of the following; a damaged throttle body, vacuum leak, electronic throttle control, or
idle control valve issue.
Not exact matches
In my car, I know the
issue is linked to the ICV or
Idle Control Valve.
They replaced the
Idle Air
Control Valve twice hoping to fix the
issue.
This weekend I cleaned the
Idle Air
Control valve of all the soot that has built up over the 260k mile lifetime of the vehicle and am hoping that will fix this
issue.
After tracing the
issue down to the
idle control valve (
idle would jump from 500rpm to 3500 rpm every second or two), I...
After tracing the
issue down to the
idle control valve (
idle would jump from 500rpm to 3500 rpm every second or two), I managed to replace with a brand new one from the local Ford dealership (SAMCOR model, so Ford and Mazda shared a factory, even the branding all over my engine is stamped with Ford).
If this
issue it only occurring at
idle, then it is either due to a vacuum leak in the engine or more commonly a failing
idle air
control valve.
Usually, this
issue is caused by a faulty
idle control valve or restriction of fuel flow through the throttle body.
If you would like a certified technician from YourMechanic can come to your home or office, diagnose the
issue and replace the
Idle Air
Control valve.
If the
idle control valve is good then the problem is typically caused by a vacuum leak or an
issue with the throttle body.
Hello I have a clean 2002 ACURA TL with navigation for sale, car holds clean title also has clean car history to show, car has almost 200K org miles, very clean inside and out for the age, we just put a new transmission and
Idle air
control valve in the car because the old one has
issue, engine oil...