Sticking throttle

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Ivan - 31 Dec 2006 17:45 GMT

Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8 focus
TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after taking my foot off
the accelerator, but wait for a few seconds and it will slow back down to
normal, it's almost like an intermittent sticking throttle cable. TIA Ivan.

Reply to this Message

Paul Johnson - 06 Jan 2007 22:33 GMT

> Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8 focus
> TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after taking my foot off
> the accelerator, but wait for a few seconds and it will slow back down to
> normal, it's almost like an intermittent sticking throttle cable. TIA Ivan.

I have a 54 TDCi 1.8 and this has happened many times, I take it to the
dealer,they fix it or say that nothing is wrong-1st time they said it
was a problem with the onboard computer?? then it was a problem with
the flywheel and I had to pay 80 quid for a new clutch(after just
20,000 miles) .
If you find a definitive answer I would love to know ;)

Reply to this Message

Steve Robinson - 06 Jan 2007 22:39 GMT

> > Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8
> > focus TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> clutch(after just 20,000 miles) .
> If you find a definitive answer I would love to know ;)

worn sensor on the throttle position pickup ,

--

Reply to this Message

Ivan - 06 Jan 2007 22:49 GMT

>>> Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8
>>> focus TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> worn sensor on the throttle position pickup.

Thanks, it can certainly be very interesting (as Paul can probably verify)
in heavy slow-moving traffic, when you get a sudden surge foreword!

Thanks, it can certainly be very interesting in heavy slow-moving traffic,
when you get a sudden surge foreword!

Reply to this Message

Paul Johnson - 06 Jan 2007 23:36 GMT

> >>> Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8
> >>> focus TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> Thanks, it can certainly be very interesting in heavy slow-moving traffic,
> when you get a sudden surge foreword!

To quote a Smiths song-I can laugh about it now,but at the time it was
terrible!

Reply to this Message

Ivan - 06 Jan 2007 23:48 GMT

>>>>> Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8
>>>>> focus TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> To quote a Smiths song-I can laugh about it now,but at the time it was
> terrible!

Well Paul it was 'so' interesting that I quoted it twice;o)

Reply to this Message

Paul Johnson - 07 Jan 2007 09:21 GMT

> >>>>> Can anyone please help me with the problem I have with a 2002 1.8
> >>>>> focus TDCI. It will 'intermittently' refuse to back off after
[quoted text clipped - 22 lines]
>
> Well Paul it was 'so' interesting that I quoted it twice;o)

Reply to this Message