jld66

my 97, 2.5, manual trans cherokee sometimes when driving, let off the gas and push in the clutch or coming to a stop. it takes like a count of 5 until it throttles down. once i was at a light and it throttled up a bit (no tach) by itself, went to go and chugged like was getting backed up with fuel. did not stall and came right out of it. new TPS about 3 months ago. runs great otherwise. any ideas? thanks.

dans98xj

I would check the IAC valve and see if it is sticking. You might have the give the throttle body a good cleaning along with the IAC valve. I would also check the throttle cable and the throttle plate in the throttle body to see if they are binding up at all.

jld66

i gave the throttle body a cleaning after i wrote the post. see how it goes tomorrow. was a bit dirty in there. hopefully that was it. cable seems to be fine. not getting my hopes up though... haha. thanks for the reply dan.

Jooman07

yeah the cable could need a little lubrication. not sure it would cause it to idle up like that though.