2000 Silverado intermittent idle problem

Nov 12, 2005 4 Replies

This is strange. My 2000 Silverado with the small V8, manually tranny, 4x4,



50K miles very rarely (once every few months) just doesn't idle upon start-up. The RPMs drop and it stalls out (in neutral). I can maintain the idle speed by pushing on the throttle and if I drive it a bit the problem goes away. This last occurred during a fall morning, not cold weather. No engine warning lights, no other symptoms and it runs great otherwise. Any ideas? Thanks. John

I had the same problem once in the last 6 mos on my

2000 Silverado Z-71 5.3 Ext Cab LT at 60,000 miles...

I stopped, turned key off, restarted and all was fine..

On the road I had to keep on the gas, or She would die...

Sounds like a computer glitch rather than a mechanical or clogged fuel system problem, since turning the key on/off fixes it. Let me know if you figure this one out - I'll have Chevy check mine out when I take it in for its last service under the extended warrantee, but I doubt they'll find anything since it is so intermittent.

John

I have a 2002 Silverado with 4.8 auto and it does this as well from time to time, no check engine lights.

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