this is what im dealing with...
10-13-2011, 10:21 PM
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this is what im dealing with...
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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.
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.
10-14-2011, 10:29 AM
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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.
10-14-2011, 11:55 AM
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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
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
10-14-2011, 12:34 PM
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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.
10-14-2011, 01:26 PM
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P0121 is the throttle position sensor IIRC
10-14-2011, 01:28 PM
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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.
10-14-2011, 02:02 PM
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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.
