Stranded For The First Time Ever

[shmelvin]

Well it finally happened, a Lexus has stranded me, sure I have had problems in the past, but I have never been left on the side of the road (OK I was in a parking lot)...100 miles from the dealer...Thank Goodness for AAA Plus I highly recommend it.

Anyway after waiting nearly 3 hours and driving in the cab of a tow truck for 100 miles on the nose I was deposited at the dealer. It turns out it's the throttle body or something associated and of course they don't have it in stock, but I did get a loaner and it is covered under warrantee, but what a pain, and with all the other misery Toyota is facing it does wear on my confidence a bit. They told me this is not a common problem, what do you guys think? it gave prior no indication just went into limp mode when I started it up.

[SW03ES]

What year is it?

It may be a well made machine, but its still a machine and breakdowns do happen...

[shmelvin]

2004...66K miles...here is the diagnosis

LABOR & PARTS

110LEZ02 DRIVEABILITY. HOURS: 8.50 TECH(S):3098

CHECK ENGINE AND VSC LIGHTS ON CAR WONT ACCELERATE

P2118 CODE FOR THROTTLE ACCUATOR INOP CODE. INSTALLED NEW PART.

ACCELERATOR NOW OPERATES BUT WONT GO MORE THEN 2000 RPM.

CALLED TECH ASSIST THEY SAID CHECK VOLTAGE AT ECU. 7.2 VOLTS PRESENT.

NEEDS BATTERY VOLTAGE. HIGH RESTANCE IN ECTS WIRE.

REMOVED THROTTLE ACCUATOR AND INSTALLED ORIG.

NEED TO DIAGNOSE WHY HIGH RESISTANCE IN CIRCUIT.

REMOVED DASH PAD ASSY AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS TO ACCESS

CONNECTORS IG1 ( BEHIND A/C BOX ASSY) AND IG3 ( BEHIND INST CLUSTER).

ALSO REMOVED FUSE BLOCK ASSY IN ENGINE AREA TO GET ACCESS TO ENGINE WIRE #2.

FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN ENTIRE RUN OF CIRCUIT. INSTALLED NEW WIRE.

VOLTAGE AS SPECIFIED, REINSTALLED ALL PARTS. SHORT CAUSED THROTTLE

ACCELERATOR TO NOT OPERATE DUE TO LACK OF VOLTAGE. REINSTALLED NEW

THROTTLE ACCUATOR AGAIN AND VEHICLE IS OPERATING NOPRMAL WITH NO CODES

IN HISTORY OR CURRENT. REINSTALLED ALL PARTS DURING DIAGNOSTICS.

TEST DROVE GOOD.