FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
Courtesy of Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

P0120

Test 1 Through 3:




Test 4 Through 9:




Test 10 Through 13:






Symptom:
P0120-THROTTLE POSITION SIGNAL

When Monitored and Set Condition:
P0120-THROTTLE POSITION SIGNAL

When Monitored:
Whenever the engine is running.

Set Condition:
This DTC is set if the throttle angle goes out of range or if throttle angle changes abruptly (i.e., faster than the throttle body motion could occur)

POSSIBLE CAUSES
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON
CHECKING SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES
LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE
TCM GROUND CIRCUIT OPEN
CONDITION REQUIRED TO SET CODE ARE NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME
WIRES BETWEEN TPS AND TCM INTERMITTENT
TCM THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR INPUT SHORTED
TPS SENSOR GROUND CIRCUIT OPEN
TPS SIGNAL CIRCUIT OPEN
TPS VOLTAGE CHANGE NOT SMOOTH
INTERMITTENT CODE P0120