Vauxhall Astra stops when you take your foot off the accelerator

Car: Vauxhall Astra
Variant: 1.6
Model Year: 2001
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
when driving a long at any speed and you take your foot off the accelerator the engine stops .even when you start the engine it will not tick over at 500 revs it just stops when you take your foot off the accelerator can you help
Posted: Oct 23, 2010 (14 years ago)
Could check / clean or replace idle control valve .
Posted Oct 23, 2010 (14 years ago)
is this also down to the egr valve and ecu valve
Posted Oct 23, 2010 (14 years ago)
EGR valve and throttle body needing cleaned are a common fault also , but not normally with stalling . Certainly worth checking but usually ICV .
Posted Oct 23, 2010 (14 years ago)

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