2001 Dodge Dakota at idle will sometimes run rough

Asked by Nathaniel Mar 09, 2015 at 09:42 AM about the 2001 Dodge Dakota SLT Club Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7L V8 and sometimes when idling at a stoplight the RPMs
will drop below 500 and then jump really fast to above 1500, also when driving at speeds
between 45-60 mph my RPMs would drop to 1000 but once you get above 65ish mph the
RPMs would go back to normal.   Could this be a vacuum leak

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