Thread: 2000 GTP shut off on its own

Took car to garage this morning. Tech found problem. Cleared codes in computer first to see if light would come on again. It did. Throttle position sensor. Car also had a vacuum leak and a bad PCV. He threw a lot of codes around which I didn't write down but he said something about a reading being 14 . . . ? And it should never be above 12? Now that the TPS is replaced, the reading is at 0 which is where it should be. Like I told him, if the car was just leaking oil, I could put up with it. But I can't drive a car that stalls without warning . . . that's just dangerous. But, I'm here to tell you, TPS's aren't cheap. Oh well . . . I got the car way below what it was worth a year ago, I guess I'm paying on the back end now . . .

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

TPS's from a shop arent cheap.

buy them yourself and installing yourself is cheap.

Indeed... If you buy the part from an autoparts store its around 40 - 50 dollars... Guessing you probably paid around 150ish after it was all said and done?

Originally Posted by Pepino

Once they tell me the price.. I just say can't afford it right now. Go to parts store and learn how to do it on my own....saves you TONS of money in the long run and also learning how to fix things is awesome!!!

Glad im not the only one that does that.. I kind of feel like a dick since they dont make a profit, but i cant justify paying how much they charge for simple things.