Hi guys, I’m new and was hoping someone could help.
My car starts fine but the gas pedal is completely unresponsive. Turning the car on and off a few times (10+) and voila, we are back in action.
It’s an intermittent problem, it sometimes works first go. Once I’m moving there doesn’t seem to any issues except the engine light being on.
Took it to a local garage and they say the fault is to do with the motorised throttle valve system. He took it out to clean it but said it was fine, didn’t seem to make a difference. He is now trying to find me a second hand part.
I was just wondering if anyone has had this issue and if this was the same cause? The car has done around 98-99k miles and is rarely used these days. Last year my mileage was 2.5k. It does go in for a full service every 12-18 months.
I have noticed that sometimes the lights on the instrument panel is a bit dim when the throttle is not working.
A brand new part is not justifiable, garage says around £700. Any help much appreciated and please bear with me as I’m not car savvy at all.
Thanks guys
My car starts fine but the gas pedal is completely unresponsive. Turning the car on and off a few times (10+) and voila, we are back in action.
It’s an intermittent problem, it sometimes works first go. Once I’m moving there doesn’t seem to any issues except the engine light being on.
Took it to a local garage and they say the fault is to do with the motorised throttle valve system. He took it out to clean it but said it was fine, didn’t seem to make a difference. He is now trying to find me a second hand part.
I was just wondering if anyone has had this issue and if this was the same cause? The car has done around 98-99k miles and is rarely used these days. Last year my mileage was 2.5k. It does go in for a full service every 12-18 months.
I have noticed that sometimes the lights on the instrument panel is a bit dim when the throttle is not working.
A brand new part is not justifiable, garage says around £700. Any help much appreciated and please bear with me as I’m not car savvy at all.
Thanks guys