Q: Minivan shutting down; cleaned IAC

asked by on June 07, 2016

My minivan has been shutting down and I need some help. It happened over and over in traffic this week. A friend who changes my oil said it might be the IAC. He cleaned that part with a Q-tip. Then we drove it on the interstate to test it. No problems. In your expertise, do you think this fixed it and will continue, or should I expect another shut down?

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