My 2005 Grand Prix gt 3.8l rpm jumps up and down while driving while foot is steady in gas pedal what is causing this?

Asked by Guru5TNYZ Jan 03, 2018 at 07:40 PM about the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GT

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car runs great that’s the only issue

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Bad shocks/struts Are your tires have flat spots or cupped ?? Tires out of alignment or out of balance or supendsion parts example being ball joints/ tie rods inner/outer

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If, as you say, it is your engine RPM, I doubt if it a front end/tire issue. It may be your transmission is searching for a lower gear to maintain speed. When it goes to a lower gear, your RPMs will go up slightly and come back down when your demand no longer requires the added torque.

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