1997 Chrysler Sebring engine

149,000 MILES • 2.5L • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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RED1980
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Car will start but when I step on gas pedal nothing it won't rev up or move when put into gear thinking its the throttle cable
Apr 8, 2015 at 3:49 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check the cable. Check to make sure the TPS isn't disconnected. If the check engine light is on, check for codes.
Apr 8, 2015 at 4:01 AM
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RED1980
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The throttle cable coming from throttle body to black box is melted the outside coating could this cause the cable to stick
Apr 8, 2015 at 4:34 AM
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RED1980
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They also put new battery in and there is a ground for negative wire on strut tower and it fell off they drove it about 3 miles and no throttle and the cable seems froze won't move
Apr 8, 2015 at 4:44 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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IF the cable won't move, that sounds like the problem.
Apr 8, 2015 at 12:01 PM
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