2000 Chevy Malibu 3.1 L V6 idle at 4000 rpm

Asked by Dwhite5456 Jun 22, 2016 at 05:49 PM about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2000 Chevy Malibu that just randomly
started idleing at 4000 rpms while in neutral and
park and its idles at 1500-2000 in drive and
reverse. I have already changed the air Idle Control
Valve and the TPS and it fixed my problem for
about 15 minutes. Please help

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KenF answered 7 years ago

May have a small vacuum leak somewhere, look around the throttle body, pcv, esp. the hose connections, feel around those areas and listen to any changes in air intake.

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