Check engine light with a jerk and unsteady rpm
- Symptoms
- A jerk while driving, then the check engine light comes on and rpm goes up and down
- Likely cause
- Owners pointed to the throttle body; the scanner code shows the real cause.
- Fix
- Get the code read with a scanner, then clean or check the throttle body and its connector.
- Applies to
- All
- Confidence
- low
Sources
Related problems on this car
- AGS: engine cuts out and the key is not recognised
- Reverse gear hard to engage on the first try
- Vibration at idle or with the A/C on
- Tapping noise on a cold start
Similar problems on other cars
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- Check engine light at full throttle · Suzuki Cultus (2nd gen, EFI)
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