Brandonh36898 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 First post thanks for letting me joini need help bad 2013 journey 2wd 2.4 4cyl my wife loves her journey but we have had the red lightning bolt issue several times we replaced the throttle body on it and it was fine again for about 6 months then it started getting it again plus a traction light so i took it back to mechanic he put a new throttle body on it, we picked it ip 5 minutes later did it again so he ordered different brand throttle body and it is still doing it!! He told me he dont know what to do, he said take it to dealership! Lord knows i dont want to do that.anyone have any idea what else could be going on? It has brand new gaskets etc been replaced 3 times now he put 3 throttle bodys on all do the same thing. any idea? please any help would be great thanks fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luzmina Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 (edited) I had the P2173, red lightning bolt and the ESC light 3 years ago, the fix was to change the intake manifold gasket, you can try in yours it may fix the problem and is inexpensive and easy repair. Edited January 12 by luzmina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 What are the Possible Causes of the DTC P2173 Dodge. Large Vacuum Leak Faulty Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor harness is open or shorted Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor circuit poor electrical connection Faulty Throttle Position (TP) Sensor ⚠ D Some map sensor failures have been documented on site, $30 part. Need to diagnose problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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