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by Missinasworld
Wed Nov 17, 2010 6:00 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (jkm311)

I just got my car back and it WAS the recall issue!!!! I am soo unbelievable happy. They put a new PCM in my car and is is doing great and hasn't died once. They have not officially started fixing the recalls yet but my dealership is unbelievable and did it free of charge and when I get my 2nd lette...
by Missinasworld
Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:09 pm
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (Missinasworld)

Another update:The dealership still has my car..I have not seen her in days! They now think the problem *might* be due to the recall issue But they do not have the parts to fix it nor the stuff to really test it. They are going to start replacing parts and testing it to go by the process of eliminat...
by Missinasworld
Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:17 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (Missinasworld)

well I sat at the dealership for 2.5hr..they fed me lunch so it was not to bad. But I ended up going home without my car. The mechanic took the car out 2 or 3 times and it was not until after I had gone home that he could get it to to go into limp mode-which makes me wounder how he drove it cuz it w...
by Missinasworld
Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:48 pm
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (keithvibe)

Thanks for the explanations I called around to a few scrap yards..no one has a newer vibe let alone a whole vibe to get parts off of. I can order a TB but since there is a possibility it may be something else I'm worried about doing that So I'm going to dig some money out of my savings account and t...
by Missinasworld
Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:26 pm
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (keithvibe)

hmm ok I have to ask, what is the DBW? is it the cars computer or just another chip or sensor some were? I'm trying to look it up online and no one really has a clear answer or photo.and another question, could this be related in any way to the new recall that just came out 2 months ago?Missina
by Missinasworld
Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:58 pm
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

Re: possible throttle body going bad (star_deceiver)

I have not put it in yet. We opened the hatch for it and then took it for a test drive so my boyfriend could hear it when it lost power. the sound of the fuel pump did not appear to change. So I did not want to put it in and then it not be the problem and have issues returning it. The scrap yards ar...
by Missinasworld
Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:14 am
Forum: Engine & Transmission
Topic: possible throttle body going bad
Replies: 15
Views: 6041

possible throttle body going bad

I have a 2005 automatic vibe. It is just about to the hundred thousand mile mark and now its starting to give me some trouble.the other day I was driving home from work and the engine lost power and kind of shook a little. Luckily i was only a few hundred feet from my house so I let the car inch alo...