Why did my Jeep get an electronic throttle error?
Unfortunately, the honeymoon’s over and at 2000 miles in I just got an Electronic Throttle Error message while driving through town. Immediately the Jeep put itself into a “safe mode” and kept itself in 3rd gear, while I crawled across town back to the dealership.
Is there a problem with the etc light on my Jeep?
Well, I think I may have finally fixed the electronic throttle control light problem on my Jeep. This has been a problem for the past several months. The ETC light would come on several times a week. The dealer replaced the throttle body and throttle position sensor, the powertrain control module, and the gas pedal assembly and sensor.
How can I Fix my throttle control problem?
The dealer replaced the throttle body and throttle position sensor, the powertrain control module, and the gas pedal assembly and sensor. NONE of these repairs fixed the problem. I got tire of them not being able to solve the problem so I started looking at things myself.
What causes a Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD to fail?
The rubber seal at the intake is defective so oil drips outside the intake down onto the electrical connector for the swirl motor and causes the swirl motor to fail. Google for common problems for Jeep CRD and go to the fix labelled ‘Elephant hose and Resistor Mod’.
Unfortunately, the honeymoon’s over and at 2000 miles in I just got an Electronic Throttle Error message while driving through town. Immediately the Jeep put itself into a “safe mode” and kept itself in 3rd gear, while I crawled across town back to the dealership.
What does service electronic throttle control mean on a Grand Cherokee?
Service electronic throttle control is an error that is quite often displayed when a diesel Grand Cherokee fails to perform a DPF regeneration. It is basically saying it couldn’t perform the regen, the dpf is full so its going into limp mode.
The rubber seal at the intake is defective so oil drips outside the intake down onto the electrical connector for the swirl motor and causes the swirl motor to fail. Google for common problems for Jeep CRD and go to the fix labelled ‘Elephant hose and Resistor Mod’.
What to do if your Jeep has a cel error?
Drove back to the dealership, they reset the code, 30 min later it threw another CEL. The shop was closed that afternoon and the following day. Took the Jeep back in this morning. They “worked” on it all day.