traction light flashes, check engine on. Car won't drive
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traction light flashes, check engine on. Car won't drive
My 98 lexus sc300 has the traction light flashing and the check engine light on. The car won't drive. Engine RPM stay at idle no matter how hard i hit the pedal. After a few turn on/off with the ignition key, the problem gets worse. Now the car starts but the engine imeidately dies. Can someone tell me what the problem is and how hard/expensive to get it fixed? Thanks in advance
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Update: I went out and tried again and the engine started and stayed on. However this time when i pushed the accelerator pedal all the way down, i get some RPM increase and the car drove. To keep it going i had to push the pedal all the way down and it only ran 10-15 mile per hour. Any idea?
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i'll try to find a reader. Where exactly on the car that i need to connect it to?
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I found it. I'll post the code as soon as i can get a hold of an OBD2
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I found it. I'll post the code as soon as i can get a hold of an OBD2
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i finally got ahold of a scanner. The code is P1125: Throttle Control Motor
Circuit Malfunction. Can I fix it myself or i have to bring it to a shop? Any idea how much it will cost to fix?
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Circuit Malfunction. Can I fix it myself or i have to bring it to a shop? Any idea how much it will cost to fix?
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