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I have a 97 ford aspire that has a stumble that local ...
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I have a 97 ford aspire that has a stumble that local mechanics can't seem to figure out. Only noticeable when stopped??

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September 27 8:16 PM (6 hours and 15 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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It has a rough idle in gear at a stop. Or it runs rough at times intermittenly when idling in park? No check engine light on or any tune up work done recently?

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September 27 9:04 PM (48 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gene's Post: It has an intermittent rough idle in gear and also park. It had a tune up almost a year ago but had occasional shudders soon after. We have had these symptoms for 4 years. The check engine light comes on infrequently. I've had to disconnect the battery to reboot it. Computer read outs did not identify the problem?                                    Thanks for the response!
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September 28 7:06 AM (10 hours and 1 minute and 24 seconds later)
         
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If the check engine light is coming on, it is indicating a problem, not all code scanners are created equally. If your local parts store cannot identify or retrieve a trouble code, you will need to bring it into a dealer for a more detailed diagnosis.Next time the light comes on, leave it on so they can retrieve any codes. You can have a distributor problem to something simple as a vacuum leak.

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September 28 12:58 PM (5 hours and 52 minutes and 3 seconds later)
         
Reply to Gene's Post: The check engine light comes on rarely. A ford dealer's mechanic said that that when it misses badly enough it trips the light. ( He is the one who told me to disconnect the battery to reboot.) He did not have a soulution based on the error code. Car did not miss when checked out. Seems to start stumbling after it gets warm. Maybe he never let it warm up?

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September 28 9:20 PM (8 hours and 13 minutes and 11 seconds later)
         
The check engine light has not come on for many months now yet it still has a bad stumble.
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