Throttle Body

[Swif86]

Hey everybody! I'm new to the forum. My car will not drive. It will crank up, but when you put it in gear....nothing! No lights are on in the dash either. I beleive its my throttle body as a tech from my dealership told me. About 2 months ago he said it was extremely dirty and it needed to be cleaned immediately. He said if I didn't, the car would simply stop accelerating without notice. That's exactly what happened! Can anyone tell me how to get to the THROTTLE BODY and what tools I need???

 

[Eric Smit]

look at your engine. close to the passenger compartment you'll see a black plastic box and to the right you'll see the charge tube. in between those is your throttle body.

 

[Swif86]

Is that black box my air filter with the big hose connected to it?

 

[cndctrdj]

Yes... But if you don't know what or where it is. I'm assuming you will break it when you clean it. So don't do it unless you have someone who knows what they are doing helping you.

 

[Swif86]

Yes... But if you don't know what or where it is. I'm assuming you will break it when you clean it. So don't do it unless you have someone who knows what they are doing helping you.

Thank you. Eric above, in another thread, says that my transmission is gone because I can still rev the engine. If so, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I'm still making payments and this thing is out of warranty. 52,000 on it.

 

[SouthFLSonic]

Thank you. Eric above, in another thread, says that my transmission is gone because I can still rev the engine. If so, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I'm still making payments and this thing is out of warranty. 52,000 on it.

Powertrain is 5 year 100,000 and tranny is part of that.

 

[Eric Smit]

that's correct. tranny is covered.

 

[Swif86]

Powertrain is 5 year 100,000 and tranny is part of that.

Thanks a bunch!

 

[Swif86]

that's correct. tranny is covered.

Eric, much thanks for confirming!

 

[cndctrdj]

And for the record the throttle body is covered too so just bring it in

 

[sx sonic]

Powertrain is 5 year 100,000 and tranny is part of that.

GM needs to do something about this, like call it an Engine and Transmission warranty!

Initially I thought the "hey we've got a 3yr/36k bumper to bumper warranty AND 5yr/100k powertrain warranty" was sufficient, however a more than trivial number of people appear unaware of this fact and in more instance have indicated wishing they'd bought a Hyundai (lmao) because they had a longer warranty.

 

[Swif86]

Powertrain is 5 year 100,000 and tranny is part of that.

Thanks so much for the heads-up! I had it towed to the dealership last night. They just told me that it was the transmission and IT IS covered through the powertrain warranty! A load off my shoulders for sure. This forum is clearly serving it's purpose. Thanks again!:banana:

 

[SouthFLSonic]

GM needs to do something about this, like call it an Engine and Transmission warranty!

Initially I thought the "hey we've got a 3yr/36k bumper to bumper warranty AND 5yr/100k powertrain warranty" was sufficient, however a more than trivial number of people appear unaware of this fact and in more instance have indicated wishing they'd bought a Hyundai (lmao) because they had a longer warranty.

I even went as far as getting the 5/100,000 bumper to bumper for all the extras that came with it but come to find out bumper to bumper means absolutely nothing!!!! My shifter was coming apart recently so I went for my oil change and they tell me it is not covered because it is cosmetic?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! How the hell is that a bumper to bumper but it only coves what they deem fit?? I feel scammed to say the least.

Glad we could help with your issue though OP and you didn't have to cover it out of pocket.

 

[ahtoxa]

Can you tell us what it is they replace once you get it fixed and get papers in hand? Curious as to what caused the failure.

 

[trollbait]

GM needs to do something about this, like call it an Engine and Transmission warranty!

Initially I thought the "hey we've got a 3yr/36k bumper to bumper warranty AND 5yr/100k powertrain warranty" was sufficient, however a more than trivial number of people appear unaware of this fact and in more instance have indicated wishing they'd bought a Hyundai (lmao) because they had a longer warranty.

That is amusing in light of the fact that I just learned that Hyundai's 10yr/100k mile warranty is no longer bumper to bumper but just powertrain.

 

[bandita52]

My car shifts better when i'm in "m" mode rather than when I have it in "d" mode. Could this have something to with how my throttle body works.