Comments on: Electronic Throttle Control Light On? (Here’s What it Means) https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/ Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Ferdie https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1258609 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:56:53 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=506262#comment-1258609 While you are driving, suddenly this etc indicator is flashing, if cruising, no problem but if slow.down the engine will be vibrating that it will stop then when you stopped, the engine suddenly stopped but if you start it again, the engine is okay again and indicator is gone, and it happens again after certain kilometer

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By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1242509 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:00:02 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=506262#comment-1242509 In reply to Rebecca.

That’s weird they keep trying to replace the throttle body, even though it’s not solving the problem. That sounds like an electrical issue to me, like a bad ground or a short in the wiring. I’ve had luck troubleshooting this type of problem by grabbing the factory service manual, figuring out which ground is used by the malfunctioning sensor, then tracing that back to a single ground point.

There’s a good chance that ground is dirty or corroded. I’ve even had this happen on a 4 year old car. In my case, when I figured out which ground I needed to check and opened up the connector, it was pretty easy to tell the ground was slightly corroded. Cleaning the ground solved an intermittent issue I had with my pedal assembly.

I would suggest to the dealership that they check the ground(s) used by the throttle position sensor. It’s probably a chassis ground in the engine bay.

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By: Rebecca https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1242222 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:43:16 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=506262#comment-1242222 in 2021 I had the Throttle Body replaced on my 2015 FIAT 500 after experiencing loss of power on the freeway and no acceleration. I had to take it back to the dealership to do the “relearn” and then it ran great until April of 2022, when the same problem (sort of) happened. ETC light and check engine light both came on including the hill start unavailable light and stabilization control light. So I took it to the FIAT dealership here and they said I needed a new throttle body. I know they could see that it had already been replaced once. Now at the end of May 2022, same issue, ETC light and check engine light, and limp mode, but this is with a NEW throttle MOPAR throttle body. What else is there to check? Is there a Throttle sensor? Could it be something with the pedal module? Code was P0122, P2135, P2138. Appreciate any help because the dealership where I have to have the work done (under warranty) isn’t the brightest. They just want to replace the throttle body that was just replaced 2 months ago.

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By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1223391 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:54:57 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=506262#comment-1223391 In reply to Carla.

How long has it been since the motor was replaced? Perhaps you could take it back to that shop and have them check it over. I’m guessing it’s a sensor or ground issue with the throttle position sensor or accelerator pedal sensor.

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By: Carla https://cartreatments.com/electronic-throttle-control-light/comment-page-1/#comment-1223022 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:13:11 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=506262#comment-1223022 My etc warning light is on and check engine, the heat is Luke warm and temp gadge is on cold. This is a new motor and tranny

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