typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 16y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 12/08/09 07:46 AM Share Posted 12/08/09 07:46 AM hey all! the other day was driving home and all of a sudden this ETC error lght popped on, had no acceleration and had to pull over, car was idoling sooo rough and when I put it into N, felt like it was on major cams. turned it off and back on, fixed. but every now and again it keeps popping on. iv asked a a few people how to fix and they have only suggested a new throttlebody. is there a better fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 12/08/09 07:53 AM Share Posted 12/08/09 07:53 AM It stands for 'your accelerator is f*cked'...or could be electronic throttle control :hiwelcome:I believe the potentiometer thingo has a fail-safe in it, so that could explain why it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 16y 7m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 12/08/09 11:38 AM Author Share Posted 12/08/09 11:38 AM hmm n how do I fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 12/08/09 11:54 AM Share Posted 12/08/09 11:54 AM If that's what it is...a new pedal assembly. I wouldn't be trusting my diagnosis though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t xr6t Member 49 Member For: 16y 4m Gender: Male Location: northern beaches Posted 12/08/09 12:31 PM Share Posted 12/08/09 12:31 PM I had the exact problem long shot but check your battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 12/08/09 01:24 PM Share Posted 12/08/09 01:24 PM What fault code is it bringing up on a code reader?Could just be the TPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecku Member 170 Member For: 16y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Albury, NSW Posted 15/08/09 07:56 AM Share Posted 15/08/09 07:56 AM this hapened to me about 3 times so far, read the manual it says contact a ford dealer straight away. I was in the area so I just went into one and they didn't know anything about it and said when it happens again bring it in so they can see it. but like old mate said turn it off then on again and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bogan Donating Members 881 Member For: 17y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posted 15/08/09 11:48 AM Share Posted 15/08/09 11:48 AM dare say its something to do with the tune.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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