Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting 2000 SE 2.5 misses right after you put it in gear?

Hi all. I was just wondering if this is common. I start the car up and it's fine. Let the idle come down a bit put it in gear and it misses for literally about 2 seconds. Almost like the PCM gets confused at first when it is put under that initial load, then it recovers. It runs great every other situation. I am wondering if it could be the IAC is cycling too low and that the PCM increases the duty cycle after it detects the change in RPM/miss? I am going to replace the IAC anyhow for the "moosing" and I have to put new plugs and wires in to complete my tune-up/maintenance, but I was just curious if this a common concern for any body else?

I haven't noticed, but I will try it when I go to lunch. Maybe I have just become used to it. Is this happening every time you do it, or just from cold start? We are talking about putting it into drive and not reverse, right?

EDIT: MTX or ATX?

Cold starts, ATX put in reverse or Drive.