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Last night I installed a new radio in my car. I removed the negative terminal and it remained off for several hours. Later when everything was put back together and I started the car It started shaking. I noticed the rpms were very low at idle. Around 500 i think. If I push the gas and get it up to 800-900 (normal idle) the shuddering stops. This was not a problem before I started. Did the computer forget the idle speed? After running it today a little the rpm's are slowly coming back to normal range. But sometimes when I come to a stop they will go back to 500 and the shudders start again.

I have read something about idle relearn. Is this what is going on here?

Nevermind. It was the idle relearn process. Over the last 2 days the idle slowly returned to normal. Now it no longer shakes.

That being said, I now have a brand new double din receiver and after this weekend Ill have a backup camera installed!

bigdaddyjosh wrote: after this weekend Ill have a backup camera installed!

I must have been lucky OR the 2009 Vibes just reacts differently. Over the winter when I installed heated seats in the Vibe, the battery was disconnected for an entire day and when reconnected everything, was back to normal instantly Also post pics of your camera installation and specs (make, model, price, vendor, etc.) I may be interested in doing the same. Good luck