Started to leave a friends house tonight and my Vue would not go above an idle. Will idle in gear and move along slowly. Engine light is also on.
Thanks, Sailor@mindspring.com
All modern vehicles have a computer or the ECM (Electronic Control Module)
that controls the operation of the vehicle powertrain (the engine and
transmission). The main purpose of this is to keep the engine running
at top efficiency with the lowest possible emissions. With constantly
growing demands for better fuel economy and new strictest emission
regulations it's not very easy to achieve. The engine parameters need
to be constantly and precisely adjusted according to various conditions
such as speed, load, engine temperature, gasoline quality, ambient air
temperature, road conditions, etc. That's why today's cars have much
more electronics than in early days - there is a large number of
various sensors and other electronic devices that help the vehicle
computer or ECM to precisely control the engine and transmission
operation and monitor emissions.
The vehicle computer system has self-testing capability. When the
computer senses that there is a problem with some of the components it
stores the correspondent trouble code(s) in its memory and lights up
the "Check Engine" or "Service Engine Soon" light to tell you that
there is a problem and your car needs to be looked at. To properly
diagnose what is wrong, you need to take your car to a mechanic or a
dealer. The technician at the dealership or a garage will then hook up
the scanner to the car computer and retrieve the stored trouble
code(s). Then he (she) will look it up in the service manual provided
by a car manufacturer.
The service manual contains the list of possible codes (about few
hundreds) and describes what each code means and what needs to be
tested. The code itself doesn't tell exactly what component is
defective - it only indicates where to look, what engine parameter is
out of normal range. The technician will have to perform further
testing to pinpoint a defective part.
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