Matthew George Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Good evening, I am new to the forum, and yes I have searched for the problem I am having. and think it may be the electronic throttle control. So..the back story... car has 60000 miles on it, and has been the bane of my existence. The family and I were on our way for a road trip this weekend and all of a sudden the car wouldnt accelerate. The stability control light, and throttle control light came on. I managed to get it into a parking lot to get towed home. As soon as the tow truck arrived it seemed like it was running just fine. Got the car home, pulled into the parking area and around the block (after unpacking it) into the garage just fine. Today I started it and it will hit 3000rpm then back down to 2000rpm and sounded very sluggish. No lights are on and no warnings. I have not pulled the code as the check engine light is not coming on. Am I on the right track with the Throttle control assy on the block being a POS or could it be something else? Is this thing covered under the warrantee or are owners just out to get.......things put in dark places by the dealership, just like the sparkplugs(worst set up ever), and the coolant overflow bottle (some window licker designed this thing), the brake system (WTSF dodge) TIA -Matt- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvcoyote Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Even though the CEL isn't on, the codes are probably stored from when the different warning light came on. See if you can pull them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Sounds as if it is going into "limp mode" to protect the engine. What year and motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew George Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 its a 2009. 3.5L i will get a scanner and see if i can pull any codes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Limp mode, or plugged catalytic converter. Have someone feel what is coming out of the exhaust pipe when you rev it. 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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