2009 Vauxhall Tigra limp mode

Car: Vauxhall Tigra
Year: 2009
Variant: Twinport
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power LossElectrics, ECU, Warnings & Lights
2009 tigra with 47,000 miles , car has been going into limp mode for over 8 months , No mechanic seems to be able to fix it . It always shows a fault with the throttle peddle which has been changed 3 times now but still does the same . Plugs & points also changed & tried another ECU kit Current merchanic said there was water getting into the fuse box and there was corrosion. He cleaned it all and sealed the leak and said to see how that went but it is still doing the same , He now suggests replacing the fuse box but can’t guarantee this will solve the problem. I am reluctant to throw any more money at this , has anybody had similar problem or can help ? Management light off & on ,Thanks
Posted: Jun 23, 2023 (10 months ago)
" Plugs & points also changed " car does not have points . Check the plug / wiring at TPS ( throttle pedal ) , throttle body and wiring ..May be faulty throttle body .
Posted Jun 23, 2023 (10 months ago)
Thank you for your help ! We got the throttle body looked at and it was filthy .The car has so much more power and management light is off . This was done 5 days ago and has not went into limp mode since .
Posted Jul 3, 2023 (9 months ago)
Glad you got it fixed , thanks for updating the forum
Posted Jul 3, 2023 (9 months ago)
Well it was too good to be true , light on again and going into limp mode .Mechanic put it on machine today and again showing the throttle pedal . Tomorrow he is going to put a new throttle pedal sensor on it , will update
Posted Jul 18, 2023 (9 months ago)
Hi what was the outcome as have exactly the same issues
Posted Aug 18, 2023 (8 months ago)
Hi ,mechanic said if it was his car because it was always showing a fault with the pedal on the machine he would put a new sensor in it . He did and it still did the same . This is our Daughters car so for her safety we took it off the road and got her another small car .. It is currently sitting in our garage . Not hopeful of it ever being fixed although every mechanic says it’s something small , it’s just finding it 😫Hope you have better luck thanks
Posted Aug 18, 2023 (8 months ago)

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