I expect a TPS would cost less than an ECM. Believe it or not they are very similarly priced. ECM was maybe $20 more. I ordered both and will change both. Seems silly I suppose but if I can get it back on the road for under $450 I'll be a happy man. My Vibe is my most favorite car I have ever owned...

Wasn't sure how long my Vibe was going to be down, so I went out and bought a car today so I could get to work tomorrow. This evening my brother and I unloaded the Vibe from the trailer, and once on the ground I wanted to show him what it was doing. And of course it started right up! Which of course...

tpollauf,
The Vibe is driven in Wisconsin, and is pretty much rust free, but of course that doesn't mean there isn't an issue with a bad ground.
Any particular place I should be looking for a bad ground?

Thanks for the reply joatmon.
I will check the fuses as you mentioned, but the lack of response to accelerator input prior to the car dying leads me to believe it's more of an actual ECM failure.
I should have added in my original post that it's an automatic with 220K on it.

I thought for sure I was a member here (used the fantastic instructions to replace the stock stereo lights) but had to create a new account. My 2007 Vibe has had a check engine light on for a while because of a catalytic converter inefficiency. I didn't do anything about it because the car was runni...