1999 Acura TL Logo
Posted on Jan 26, 2009
Answered by a Fixya Expert

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

Engine revs up and down

I have 1999 Acura TL and in park or neutral it will rev up and down, once in drive it runs great, the check engine light is on, and when i come to a stop it has a slight surge.

2 Answers

Anonymous

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.

New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

  • Expert 90 Answers
  • Posted on Jan 26, 2009
Anonymous
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.

New Friend:

An expert that has 1 follower.

Joined: Jan 25, 2009
Answers
90
Questions
2
Helped
79090
Points
204

Sounds like a bad IAC motor, or a vaccuum leak, or low coolant... I would definately start with checking these things first

Pierre Laplante

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

  • Acura Master 2,061 Answers
  • Posted on Jan 26, 2009
Pierre Laplante
Acura Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

Superstar:

An expert that got 20 achievements.

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Joined: Jan 02, 2008
Answers
2061
Questions
3
Helped
788675
Points
21147

Get the car pass on a scanner the check ngine light is probably idle air control valve the first thing to do is get the scanner pass on the car before changing parts for nothing let me now how it turn out thank you and good luck pierre

Ad

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

Related Questions:

1helpful
1answer

Kia serento starts but will not rev pass 2000 rpm

When you say it will now rev up, is it in drive or neutral or park? If it is driving down the road then you may have a fuel problem. You will need to run a fuel pressure test. May be a bad pump or filter. If you are in P or N there is a rev limiter that will not allow the engine to rev too high to prevent engine damage.
0helpful
1answer

My 2002 Acura tl revs while in park and in drive, check engine light just turned on as well.

The throttle body and idle air control motor needs a good cleaning. Use brake clean and a toothbrush and clean inside the throttle as best you can. especially the back of the throttle plate and where it sits against the throttle body. Start the car, it will take a second or so. Then rev it up and spray some cleaner in the throttle keeping it running. This usually takes care of the up and down RPM's. Have the codes checked to see what is going on. It could be the idle air control motor. Let me know.
2helpful
1answer

1999 acura tl 3.2 at 3000 rpms it acts like it has a rev limiter. An it wont let it shift until you let off the gas

Hello
The engine and automatic transmission in this vehicles drive train are fully electronically controlled by a computer called the PCM (Power Train Control Module). Whenever a problem like this occurs the computer stores a record of the problem (there are of course some exceptions to this, like the fuel pump, engine coolant temperature sensor and MAF sensor for instance) in the form of a fault code in its memory, to read these fault codes you must have the systems memory scanned with a special tool. Once the fault code(s) are read you then must perform the appropriate diagnostic testing to find and resolve the problem(s) DO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNTIL A TRAINED TECHNICAIN HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO AVOID SPENDING YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON PARTS THAT MAY NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM

0helpful
1answer

Engine stumbles upon starting and when I rev it, it stubles around 5000 RPM. Otherwise drives fine...

How many miles are on the vehicle? When was the last time it had a tune up? It could just need a tune up, or could be a sensor issue. Even dirty fuel injectors could cause this. Once I have more information I can try and help you further although these problems can be tricky.
Thanks,
Lee
0helpful
1answer

2006 Acura TL revs high in the morning and makes

try replacing your idle control censer it is normal for a car to idle high for a short period when it is cold but only for about 60 seconds
0helpful
1answer

Engine revs on its own

tow it to a shop. it is unsafe to drive a vehicle in that condition... take it to the acura dealer....
0helpful
1answer

Reving up and down and shifting rough only sometimes

idoling positioning sensor is going out just happened to minn
0helpful
1answer

2002 Acura TL engine revs when in park

you need a new iac valve (idle air control valve) its on/near the throttle body
Not finding what you are looking for?

1,961 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Acura Experts

ZJ Limited
ZJ Limited

Level 3 Expert

17989 Answers

Ronny Bennett Sr.
Ronny Bennett Sr.

Level 3 Expert

6988 Answers

Thomas Perkins
Thomas Perkins

Level 3 Expert

15088 Answers

Are you an Acura Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...