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Chances are its a bad throttle position sensor or mass airflow sensor.To check the mass airflow sensor simply unplug it & run the car if it acts the same then probably the tps.

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Q: How do you fix a 1997 Grand Am that idles hard and keeps dying if auto repair is required how much would it cost?
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