Why is the Check Engine light off on my Jeep Patriot?

Why is the Check Engine light off on my Jeep Patriot?

Check Engine light is off. I connected a OBDII scanner and there are not DTCs. My patriot is at a “limp mode”, It is no the throttle pedal because with the scanner I can see how the parameter change when I depress it. and because it is limp mode, the throtle actuator control and throttle position parameters do not change.

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.

What does a red warning light on a jeep mean?

Most warning lights are pretty much straight forward but what does the red lightning bolt symbol in a Jeep mean? The red lightning bolt indicates that there is a problem with your Jeep’s Electronic Throttle Control (ETC). This is a system that replaced the mechanical throttle mechanism with a sensor based one.

Is there a problem with my Jeep Patriot?

… I have a problem with my jeep patriot 2008, 3 weeks ago the ETC (electronic throttle control) and Traction Control light turn on and I lost engine power, It just ran idle. It can not go more than 2000 RPM. I turn it off and on and it was everything ok. Now it started again with the problem, but turning off an on does not solve the problem now.

Check Engine light is off. I connected a OBDII scanner and there are not DTCs. My patriot is at a “limp mode”, It is no the throttle pedal because with the scanner I can see how the parameter change when I depress it. and because it is limp mode, the throtle actuator control and throttle position parameters do not change.

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.

… I have a problem with my jeep patriot 2008, 3 weeks ago the ETC (electronic throttle control) and Traction Control light turn on and I lost engine power, It just ran idle. It can not go more than 2000 RPM. I turn it off and on and it was everything ok. Now it started again with the problem, but turning off an on does not solve the problem now.

What is the error code on my Jeep Patriot?

The dealer said that they could find nothing wrong and that no error code was detected. They did say that they did “reflash” my computer because it needed updating. Took it to the dealer today and it popped a code. The code is p2173 (high airflow vacuum leak detection).

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