2000 Dodge Durango cuts off when I let go of gas pedal

Asked by hec87 Feb 03, 2016 at 03:40 PM about the 2000 Dodge Durango SLT Plus RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I got a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT it cuts off
when I let go of the gas pedal but if I let the
car warm up for about 15 to 30 seconds the
car will stay on but I'm afraid to take off in it
if anybody out there has the same problem
as I do please get back to me or leave a
message and let me know what did you do
to fix your problem I don't have money to be
fixed in this truck thank you

3 Answers
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Mark answered 8 years ago

My hemi Durango suffered loss of power whenever it rained really hard, and would die on me, regardless of speed. It had a wornout and leaking intake manifold gasket. How do you like to lose power steering and brakes when the motor dies? Me neither.

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Ryan answered 4 years ago

Clean your map/mav sensor. It's located somewhere on your throttle body/air intake. That little diode measures the amount of O2 in the air and adjusts the amount of fuel to send to the injectors. If it gets just a little dirty it throws off the whole system. Squirt it once or twice with engine cleaner. Be careful though. It's delicate and expensive. It'll improve your mpg too..

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