{"id":619,"date":"2025-03-21T09:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=619"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:09:43","slug":"car-idles-rough-when-ac-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/car-idles-rough-when-ac-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my car idle rough when AC is on?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">It is a common issue, particularly in older vehicles.\u00a0Once the AC clutch is engaged, it puts additional strain on the engine. Moreover, if there are any underlying problems, the engine may struggle to maintain a steady idle. Cleaning the throttle body, checking for leaks, or servicing the IAC valve often helps fix the problem.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a common issue, particularly in older vehicles.\u00a0Once the AC clutch is engaged, it puts additional strain on the engine. Moreover, if there are any underlying problems, the engine may struggle to maintain a steady idle. Cleaning the throttle body, checking for leaks, or servicing the IAC valve often helps fix the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-repair-maintenance","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why does my car idle rough when AC is on? - ask<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sometimes your car shakes a little bit when you&#039;re stopped at a light? 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