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Question posted by cjhatch3tt on September 30th, 2015

My 2004 Mazda6 Jerks

While car sits idledrive but stopped with a/c on the car begins to jerk. It doesn't jerk when a/c off or while driving, just while sitting idle. What could be the cause for this?

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Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on October 3rd, 2015 7:01 AM

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This will commonly be caused by damaged spark plug wires (or just the spark plug themselves). This is because misfiring begins to emanate resulting in jerking. A worn out engine mount can also cause this.

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