Stranded by a throttle body

[David Schmidt]

I was heading down the entrance ramp to the highway going to work, giving it the usual Italian tune-up. At the bottom of the on-ramp, every blinkenlight lights up on the dash, and into limp mode I go. Fortunately there's this handy place to pull off away from traffic a quarter mile down the road, and the wait starts. Throwing codes P2111 and P2119, I called two tow companies, both quote me 2-3 hour waits. Luck is on my side and I only have to wait an hour, and one day and a new throttle body later, I'm back on the road. Kudos to CrossRoads Ford Apex NC.

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[ice445]

The unfortunate reality of modern cars. Lots of things that couldn't really fail before (at least not in a way that would require a tow truck) now can. Isn't it great?

 

[David Schmidt]

Right, it's all a network of actuators and sensors talking to computers. Sure is fun when they're all working, tho.

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