bearmohr....I had the TPS replaced this past Friday.
Thursday night, I back out of my garage/driveway, and once on the road, shifted to "D" position, and the car would not budge! I sat there for 30 seconds, and tried to out it in reverse, but to no avail. The car just wouldn't move. After about 30 seconds, I finally got some power back, and managed to reverse. It scared the hell out of me (I have an '04 with 26000 KM/16250 Miles on it). I then noticed that the "Service Engine Soon" light had come on, and it stayed on. I followed the Owner's manual procedure and re-tightened the fuel cap to see if it would go off, but that didn't help it in anyway. I then drove it a bit, and it was driving fine, although the SES light was there to stay.
Next morning, I took it into the dealership and explained the symptoms. They said that since the light was on, at least they would be able to run a diagnostic and read the codes and figure out what the problem was. They had it ready for me in the afternoon, and the TPS was replaced. They informed me that I lost power because the CVT was running in "Fail-safe" because the signal that the gas-pedal was being pressed was not being sent to the CVT, but that doesn't explain why it started to work again later, even though the light still remained on. Can anyone shed some light on the explanation I received? Thanks for reading, and although I don't post much, I read this forum every single day....you guys are an amazing bunch. Thanks for all the help you guys provide on this forum.
