Wanted to check back in....sensor caused a check engine light again today. Basically killed the car when it happened. My wife was going around 5mph in traffic (coasting) and all of a sudden the check engine light came on, car wouldn't accelerate and she barely made it into a nearby parking lot.
Came home from work, hooked up the OBDII and got the throttle position sensor code again. Took out the pedal, blew in the male and female end, put it back together, cleared the code and drove it around for 30min. It's fine.
How is such a minor issue able to cause such a systemic/catastrophic failure?!?! I could understand the light. I can understand an alarm or something...but why program the car to completely shut down if a position sensor trips???
Thanks
-Emt1581