TRONIC1 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hello all, I hope I'm posting in the proper forum. So far I'm loving my 2010 R/T AWD, but unfortunately, the other day my ETC light came on and throttle response became a little choppy. As well, on occassion when the light is on, the idle will rev between 500 and 1500 RPM when I'm stopped, a little strange. Well, last night it happened again, and actually stalled when I was stopped at a light waiting to turn left. It took me 3 tries to get it started again. I've made an appointment to leave it with the dealership. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this type of problem and what the solution was. It's a shame really, because so far I've been loving this vehicle, and now I'm feeling a sense of impending doom. I know I'm probably over reacting, I just hope they can resolve this for me in short order. Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dp360 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hello all, I hope I'm posting in the proper forum. So far I'm loving my 2010 R/T AWD, but unfortunately, the other day my ETC light came on and throttle response became a little choppy. As well, on occassion when the light is on, the idle will rev between 500 and 1500 RPM when I'm stopped, a little strange. Well, last night it happened again, and actually stalled when I was stopped at a light waiting to turn left. It took me 3 tries to get it started again. I've made an appointment to leave it with the dealership. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this type of problem and what the solution was. It's a shame really, because so far I've been loving this vehicle, and now I'm feeling a sense of impending doom. I know I'm probably over reacting, I just hope they can resolve this for me in short order. Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, I don't have any direct experience with this but I have head about it in general (i.e. not specifically with the Journey). I believe it indicates that the computer is getting confusing signals from your electronic throttle a.k.a. gas pedal. Probably just a defective pedal sensor or maybe a bad wiring connection. Dealer should be able to take care of it. Oh, and just FYI, your Journey does have a throttle override tied to the brake, so if you step on the brake pedal, it will reduce power to your engine. Thus you shouldn't have to worry about runaway, Toyota-like acceleration as long as you remember to step firmly on your brakes! This has been standard on all Chrysler vehicles with electronic throttles for the past six or seven years. Why it's not standard from ALL car makers is beyond me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRONIC1 Posted April 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 I don't have any direct experience with this but I have head about it in general (i.e. not specifically with the Journey). I believe it indicates that the computer is getting confusing signals from your electronic throttle a.k.a. gas pedal. Probably just a defective pedal sensor or maybe a bad wiring connection. Dealer should be able to take care of it. Oh, and just FYI, your Journey does have a throttle override tied to the brake, so if you step on the brake pedal, it will reduce power to your engine. Thus you shouldn't have to worry about runaway, Toyota-like acceleration as long as you remember to step firmly on your brakes! This has been standard on all Chrysler vehicles with electronic throttles for the past six or seven years. Why it's not standard from ALL car makers is beyond me! Thanks for the response dp360. I just pulled the codes. It gave me 5 of them (P0121,P0221,P2135,P2101 and P2110). I'm going to see if I can't find their meanings. Thanks for the info on the overide, puts my mind at ease a bit. I'll keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRONIC1 Posted April 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Thanks for the response dp360. I just pulled the codes. It gave me 5 of them (P0121,P0221,P2135,P2101 and P2110). I'm going to see if I can't find their meanings. Thanks for the info on the overide, puts my mind at ease a bit. I'll keep you posted. Well, the Journey is at the dealership today. They're replacing the throttle body. I'll keep everyone posted as to whether this resolves the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aram4477 Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 hi i have the same problem, even restarting does not resolve the problem until i removed the head battery,,,,,from time to time it comes again for few seconds and goes,,,pleas tell me if you fixed the problem and how ????? thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hey all, my ECT just came on in my 2013 Journey, it went away after I shut off and restart but the check engine light is now on! Any ideas what it could be or what I should do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, Ryan D Farrington said: Hey all, my ECT just came on in my 2013 Journey, it went away after I shut off and restart but the check engine light is now on! Any ideas what it could be or what I should do? Can't tell you anything until you get the code read and post it here. The vehicle is literally telling you what's wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Ok thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Codes are P0100, B3813, P2173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) I was able to clear them but I need to fix the problem. Any guildance would be appriciated greatly. Thanks Edited October 9, 2017 by Ryan D Farrington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 https://www.obd-codes.com/p0100 https://www.obd-codes.com/p2173 B3813? Never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Yeah either have I heard of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan D Farrington Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Any idea where I should start lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Pick one code at a time and start troubleshooting. Get that one fixed and move to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armando G Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 It would seem that the throttle body issue may be the one affecting the B3813 code. Here is some info on that... http://enginedtc.com/p3813-dodge-journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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