Hello, this vehicle has an APP sensor on the gas pedal and a TPS sensor on the throttle body which tells the engine computer (ECM) the position of the throttle plates. This is a drive by wire system, so the ECM controls the throttle plate movement. Has your check engine light come on at any point lately? With an issue like this there should be a code stored in one of the vehicles modules. The TPS is built into the electronic throttle body. I'll post some diagrams showing how the throttle body works, but if you take the vehicle to an AutoZone or local auto parts store they will scan the vehicle for free to see if any trouble codes are stored. Write them all down, then list them here for us and we can give you some direction through service info according to what code might be stored, there can be input sensors to either the ECM or another module causing problems like this, you can take a look at the throttle plates and see if there is any carbon build up around the edge of the throttle plate itself causing it to stick, since the idle is controlled by the ECM moving the throttle plates open and closed as needed. But there should be a code stored even if the check engine light came on and went back off temporarily, when you disconnect the battery all you are doing is erasing the memory and any potential codes, so try not to do that. We need for it to set a code, so we have some diagnostic direction to go.
If you find heavy carbon build on the plates, just try to clean around the edge of the plate. Some of these throttle body plates have a special coating on them which is supposed to help with carbon build up, but obviously it's not as great as they had hoped.
We should check the wiring to the throttle body as well, with the key Off, you can unplug the throttle body connector and just take a look inside the connector for any corrosion or pins inside the connector that might be spread apart, and on the throttle body look for any bent pins on its connector. I will grab some service info on it for you here in a minute.
Take a look around the engine as well for any broken or cracked vacuum hoses or any other lines that look cracked or loose around any fittings. Do you happen to have your own scan tool?
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Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 AT 10:26 AM