SOUS614 Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 I took off my battery to clean the corrosion from the wirings and when I plugged it back in my car would not drive. It starts but when I step on the pedal it would not idle. Throttle body sensor came on, I cleaned it, and it's still on after cleaning the throttle body, along with code p0171, p0174, and p0740. This is stressing me out because I know I want to be able to fix the problem before I spend so much money for a professional to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 well i would say it was something you did that has caused the problems that you are having, so why did you want to clean the battery post as that is quite a chore to go thur just to clean the battery post, how old is the battery as today's electronics are very sensitive to battery voltage, i would have the battery load tested before doing anything else just to see what shape it is in, and from there makes sure you tighten everything back tight on the cables as well there is always a battery temperature sensor attached to one of the battery cables where it connects to the battery make sure that wire is connected and tight as well, it is an angled nut on the end of the cable,,,other than that good luck and please report back to what you find to be your problem... OhareFred and larryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Reads like your battery is on the verge of going to the garbage and throwing out bad codes OhareFred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUS614 Posted December 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 So I ended up taking it to a shop, changed out everything that the codes were throwing. My car computer was not relearning anything so now I have to wait another 6 to 10 days because of the holidays costing me a total of 923. That's with towing, new throttle body, new acceleration pedal sensor, rewiring, and once the new computer gets put in. Oh and they checked the engine for leaks and transmission. How much do you all think it would've cost for a Dodge Dealership to do all of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 More then the car is worth..... 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armando G Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Not sure the dealership would of done all that. Was the car driving before you did the battery work? Seems strange that all of that happened suddenly. 2late4u and Summer Solstice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Solstice Posted December 21, 2019 Report Share Posted December 21, 2019 Seems excessive to me too unless you were having these problems before. Is this what led you to clean the battery terminals in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUS614 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) From time to time my car would jump speeds when I drove and it would pop up the converter circuit code then from time to time it was making a weird high pitch noise where the throttle body was. There was a few times where when I drove it got stuck into gear after 40mph. I had to stop somewhere turn the car off and start it again. I took the battery off so I could clean the corrosion on it because I thought it might of been that, since it wasn't giving enough power. The battery is only 1 years old. I always had a feeling something was wrong with my car's computer. Last year I had similar problem with car throwing the same throttle sensor code so I changed the battery out. I realize that it's fine until the cold season hits again. Just hope this will solve the problem this time. I love my 2012 journey once it runs, but when the problem starts I'd probably blow it up with a rocket launcher if I had one near. Edited December 22, 2019 by SOUS614 Summer Solstice and OhareFred 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUS614 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 Oh and that was the first I checked battery voltage, Autozone said 100% charged nothing is wrong with the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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