How many have had to have their throttle Body replaced? I have a 04 and a few months ago I got a CEL. I have a friend with a high quality code reader and what he got was a faulty TB code. He cleared it but a few weeks later CEL again with the same fault code. I kept driving the car without clearing the code and the CEL went out on it's own after several days. Then one day after making a stop at the store my car would only run for a second and then die after starting. Tried about six times but it wouldn't stay running even if I gave it a little gas while cranking. Then I turned the ignition to the fully off position and then cranked it and it stayed running but with a CEL. Took it to the dealership and they said the entire TB needed replacing because either a sensor or the electronics that operates the butterfly valve isn't servicable. They said it is a common problem, in fact they had a new TB in stock when they first diagnosed my car but it ended up going to another customers car that was there before me so I had to wait a couple hours while they went to another dealership to get one.

 

hey man, i'm having the same problem right now...got the CEL (check engine light) on and i was told it was my TPS (throttle position sensor)...how much did the dealer quote you for this fix? thanks man

 

Stupid SES light comes on with the complimentary lovely limp mode. This happens a few times a week and I finally got tired of this crap. Took it into the dealer last week and they cleaned the throttle body and re-set all the systems.... you know the routine. With the P1239 code they said it may fail again into limp mode but at $800 just for the part I opted for just the service. Well, it went back to the dealer on a flatbed yesterday. They graciously only charged me for the part and no labour since they already charged me $250 a few days ago for the throttle body cleaning.

SHe runs better now.... plus they tightened down a loose motor mount for free which was my clunking sound in the front end I kept on hearing....

2007 Grand Touring with 30,000km.

 

just a quick question... was the dealer able to dsitinguish which throttle body it was based on the code off the obd?

i have the same issue and its due to aftermarket intakes... thanks