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So here recently for the past week or so i have had this problem, i am taking the car to a local mechanic tomorrow. Just wanted to see what you guys thought was going on, kind of a heads up for me... anything is appreciated.

 

anybody...

 

Call toyota, see if they can advise.


Ever thought about checking out the SES light?

 

Lol from a guy named ford jk jk jk

 

yeah i got the CEL scanned... threw 8 different codes, not really sure what they all mean.

 

why is your e brake light on?

 

unplug battery for 15 mins?
unplug the physical sensor that gets plugged into the gas pedal for a few mins and plug it back in?

 

brake light is on because the brakes need bled... and thats a simple fix for something that dangerous. any thoughts on the RPM drop at the end?

 

What the f? Lol. In for results.

 

At least its not WOT haha

 

Did you clean your throttle body?

 

That was my first thought as well. That and unplugging the throttle position sensor.

 

Wait a minute.....


So you are driving a car that accelerates on its own while its brakes aren't even working properly? Genius at work here lol.

 

Throttle Position sensor issue.

As posted above, good thing it is trying to go WOT lol

 

Darwin? Is that you?

 

Whats the codes that the car threw? If you post the codes someone should be able to help you figure it out. Obviously you need to stop driving the car before you hurt someone or yourself. No brakes and sporadic idle don't mix well especially since the car is pretty much about to die and if it stalls that means no more brake booster to help you stop.

 

yeah im not driving the car... only when i have to.

here are the codes it threw last time i had it scanned (bout a week ago)
1. P0069 x2
2. P0121
3. P0171
4. P1101
5. P1182
6. P0068
7. P2228

 

From everything that you just listed, it appears that you have a bad throttle body sensor. Trying cleaning it first and then replacing it. Definitely remove the whole throttle body from the vehicle before throwing some throttle body cleaner at it.

 

alright i'll try that out...

 

P0121 is the throttle position sensor IIRC

 

Throttle POSITION sensor is different. You can clean the throttle body till the cows come home, but it won't fix a problem with the throttle position sensor - it's what detects how far the pedal is pushed in.

 

I know the sensor is located externally of inlet throttle area but my thought process (which I didn't end up writing out properly) was that the throttle itself could be junked up and the TPS sensor is trying to keep the vehicle alive because of this.

 

bump having similar issues was this figured out? If its the throttle position sensor would i need a new throttle body?

 

bump

 

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