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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 12:32 AM
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Car bogs out then shuts off. But I have to step on the gas pedal to the metal to accelerate?
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Old Nov 9, 2020 | 03:48 AM
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You just had repairs done to the wiring on your car right? Do you know where the repairs were made? They may have messsed up the connection for the APP sensor at the throttle if it was removed. Look for a damaged connector or wiring. It’s the sensor on the firewall side of the throttle body where the cable connects to.
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Wires and connections look good
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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 01:58 PM
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The error code is related to your pedal position sensor. The fact that your car only revs/goes when you mash the pedal all the way down is indicative that the TPS is not getting signal from the pedal position sensor and only moving when the last 10% of pedal travel activates the physical cable attached to the throttle linkage. Since you also have the ECU telling you that the pedal sensor is at fault, focus on that area.
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Originally Posted by KyleH
The error code is related to your pedal position sensor. The fact that your car only revs/goes when you mash the pedal all the way down is indicative that the TPS is not getting signal from the pedal position sensor and only moving when the last 10% of pedal travel activates the physical cable attached to the throttle linkage. Since you also have the ECU telling you that the pedal sensor is at fault, focus on that area.
I recently had a P1120 problem on my 98 Celsior which is quite similar to a LS400. It was caused by a failed APPS but it was fixed just resoldering the cracked soldering points. You can find more here. Two links there are in Japanese though.
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