bighouts5591

Well I was being stupid tonight and playing around in a ditch and when I backed up I dug my tailpipe into the dirt and stalled the jeep out. Pulled it out and now the Jeep is idling high when I start it up and won't shift out of overdrive on the highway even if I floor it. Do you think this is the throttle position sensor flipping out because it got choked out and stalled? Should I just reset the computer and see what happens?

bighouts5591

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kjc

If your TPS is bad right after you clogged up the tailpipe, i'd think it's just a coincidence.
*The TPS can be checked with a volt/ohm meter to rule it out.
*I'd make sure your TV cable is adjusted properly first.. That's the easiest thing to check for improper shifting issues.

majormatt125

what are the tell tail signs of a tps sensor going out or being bad

tomcarey88

when mine went it would bog down even if i floored it,an at the same time it would jerk an sometimes stall had to mash the gas to start it.It was a easy fix,an was like 30 bucks

bighouts5591

I'm having similar symptoms with the jerking too, and it will slam into gear when I shift from park to drive

tomcarey88

never had the slaming isue,but when driving from a stop it would bog down jerk an sometimes stalled or sundenly jump an shift fine,so i replaced the tps cleaned tbi ,changed plugs, wires,distributer cap an put seafoam in the tbi, the tps fixed it,all the other stuff was just because

Dan91

Haha, reminds me of when I tried to back my Jeep up a big pile of snow. Snapped the exhaust hangers right off cause it dug in lol. Good times. No idea on how to help though, good luck man.

bighouts5591

I just did a tune up on it, I guess I'll change the tps, I'm going to try resetting the computer first and see if that fixes it

bighouts5591

Ended up resetting the ECU and it fixed it