Chrysler Repair: Stalling in my LHS, 1996 chrysler lhs, sensors actuators

Question
I have a 1996 Chrysler LHS. When I slowly come to a stop or when I lightly press the gas to slowly coast like down a driveway or something, my car will stall. It does this pretty consistantly too. Any Ideas on what this might be? and if so what am I looking at for a cost of fixing it? Thanks

Answer
Hi Shaun,
There are many possibilities but there is possibly a quick way to find which of them is the problem. There are a number of possible sensors or actuators that could be the cause of your problem. Fortunately there is an on-board system to detect problems with the sensors/actuators and list them specifically as a two-digit trouble code. To find out which is giving you trouble just take your ignition key and turn the ignition switch 'on-off-on-off-on' within a period of 5 seconds. Then watch the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL, located on the dash) to begin to flash and pause. Count the number of flashes between the pauses. There is a short pause between the flash groups that are the first and second digits of a code number, and a longer pause between the second digit of a code and the first digit of the next code number. Repeat the readout again to make sure have the counts and therefor the code numbers correct. The last two groups of flashes will always be 5 flashes each, which is the number 55 which means "end of readout". Then 'follow-up' to your question back to me with the results of the readout and we will take it from there. Please note that in '96 or there about the ability for the owner to self-read the codes became more difficult (requiring a separate reader unit, called an OBD-II) but I think it is worth trying the ignition key approach to get the codes because your engine control unit may be of the earlier type (OBD-I).
Roland