if it worked last year and if this happened suddenly, then a vacuum leak sounds about right. probably a bad vacuum hose to the brake booster.
listen carefully as the engine runs, is there a sucking sound as you trace the vacuum line, (no, not from your wallet as you fill the gas tank) especially around the flexible hoses, this should not be anything major.
nazgul
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