Lightning Bolt Warning Light Showing Up On Dashboard How to Fix It for Dodge Chrysler Jeep etc..
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2022
- In this video I will explain and tell you how to fix the lightning bolt warning light on the dashboard also known as throttle control warning light. This problem is commonly found on domestic vehicles such as Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep.
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🤝Thank you for sharing this educational video with the CZcams community. I just came across this red lightning icon or symbol on my odometer/speedometer screen. When I searched what it meant, your video was at the top list. Thanks again for taking the time to make and share your helpful. 🤝
Thanks for the breakdown I couldn't get any this information on the manual of my van 😊
I'm not done watching the video but he is describing my exact issue with Jeep Renegade.... continue
Thanks for your video..just help me saving money and stupid unnecessary wait at the shop. Less than an hour + 17bucks for the throttle cleaner boom
thanks for the tip on cleaning the valve!
Thanks brother you helped me figure out the problem
Thank you for this video, my father has lung issues and his jeep patriot broke down late in the evening. Just from talking to him over the phone of the issues, I was able to pinpoint it to these issues and drove out late evening to replace the bad TB. Tried relearning, resetting and disconnecting the battery, all did not work.
bro I’m going through the same shit with the exact same car. the Patriot is dawg shit. make senses why they stopped making it
Just drive it for couple of miles the computer needs to relearn the throttle body..
I love the jeep patriot meeting. It's turning to a pos
@@EricIbesame here for me months later. I hate this damn Jeep
I having this problem rn and as a 16 with Mexican parents that don’t like “fast cars” they’re aren’t much helpful so thank you for this video
Great Explanation!
Could cold weather have an effect on these systems you mentioned ?
Thank you for the information.
2014 dodge journey, feels like the fuel pump is going, but I’m thinking it’s the TPS sensor. At idle when I stop, the idle on the rpm gauge will go up and down about the width of the needle. Acceleration is fine, but sometimes at cruising speed, it will surge, and goes away if I add more gas, or down shift to 5 gear. When climbing a hill, it’s worse. When I go through the mountains, 9/10 times, the lighting bolt comes on and goes away on a restart. I don’t get limp mode, but my engine temperature gauge stops working and I lose heat. Should I start with TPS sensor? 352,000km on it. Just had transmission done last year. Dealer replaced solenoid and some linkage stuff. New pan, filter, etc. last month I did oil cooler, starter, spark plugs, radiator, hoses, reservoir, air filter, thermostat. That’s why I thought it could be the fuel pump/filter?
I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler that I just replaced the intake manifold gasket put it back together and it’s doing exactly what you just said did not do it before so should I be looking at the throttle body?
That is spot on! Everything you just describe, just happened to me sir. Thank you so much!💯
You describe in detail what just happened to my jeep without even being present 😮
@@mstodd16how did you fix it
@@mstodd16how did you fix it
Sometimes it’s a vacuum leak that will make all lights come on.. I think the throttle bottle is damaged when I bought the new intake manifold, I’m going to swap it out with the old one..
I also have service 4 wheel drive light on. At the same time, do you have a diagnosis for that?
Awesome informative video!
this is driving me bunkers with my jeep wrangler jk (2012 6 speed sports 2 doors).
thank you so much now I have more of an idea to better tackle this annoying symbol.
I subscribed and I will post if anything works or not ,so maybe some of you can benefit, as we all have different issues with this symbol.
If anyone here can help me out further with your solutions and ideas please let me know I would greatly appreciate you.
again Thank you my friend! 2 thumbs up. merry Christmas and a happy prosperous new year to you , family and all in here. God bless!
Thank you blessings!!’❤
Great video! Thank you.
Looking for some help on my situation. I have a 2014 Dodge Journey and I recently replaced my throttle body with a Dorman brand. I have done the pedal reset, disconnecting the battery cables, and still it does not last more than a week before it goes right back into limp mode. Do I need to find someone who can program the new throttle body to my cars computer? I am stuck, and don’t feel confident driving my car without having to constantly reset it. Any help is greatly appreciated.
How do you check the Accelerator pedal sensor to see if that is bad ? I have clean the throttle body.Just like you said to our looks brand new again, but I'm still having the issue where the car is.
Shaking with vibration when the red light lightning bolt comes on. When it's sitting in idle.
I took my resonators off of my 2021 dodge challenger and I started to see this light as I am starting my car, and it would go off after 1 to 2 seconds and never comes on after but do I still have something to worry about boss?
First lift your engine plate and make sure all plugs are connected. I’ve been experiencing this for a week now and this morning I check under the engine plate and a wire has come unplugged. Plugged it back in and problem gone
Thank you, but what do you mean by Engine plate?
@@Bootnerd3 Guessing he means plastic engine cover over the coils and plugs on top of motor. Where the oil cap is.
This is happening to my 2016 dodge Durango will it be expensive if i take it to someone to have them fix it?
I took it to autozone and they said it would most likely be a fuel pump issue. I just replaced the throttle body. Did not calibrate it (caliber srt4). Could this be the issue?
I’m back with an update for 2020 dodge charger scatpack check engine light on throttle body service and I have recalibrated the throttle body through the gas pedal and after taking out fuse for engine module and stability control fuse after putting in the fuses and starting up the car check engine light went away for now I still haven’t cleaned the throttle body and clean my air filter
I don't know much about vehicles but I had this issue (dodge dakota) a few months ago and had it fixed. Well the light is back on and earlier it didnt start the first few times, which is what happened the first time until it didnt start at all. I'm assuming thats going to happen the next time I try and start it. I know this is a hard question to ask online but any obvious reasons why it would go bad so shortly after being fixed? Faulty part, something else, etc? Also just had wheel bearings replaced and one is going bad. I'm so annoyed because TWO things I just had fixed already need to be replaced! Sorry for ranting... thanks for the good vid.
THANKYOU
64 years old woman thank you for information. 🤗
excellent explanation for the lightning bolt symbol which as you said has activated my throttle body warning , i will clean it to see if it helps thanks!
Did it help?
I have this alarm but I also have a pedal commander on my challenger if cut it off but it still gives me this lightning bolt alarm gonna remove it all together
Hi I have 18/ram5500cmins 6.7 turbo diesel/. Light comes and goes. Sometimes stays for couple days. Truck works fine. I cleaned throttle body and air sensors and I replaced the batteries and erased the codes with 12+8 obd2 port as well. What else should I look ? Thanks.
Thank you
I just replaced my throttle body cleaned mass air flow too and a few weeks later it's still throwing red lightning bolt when it did do it only when cold with oem one
My 2014 charger rt had a recall on the airbag and a few other things got it back after service completely messed up with this red bolt on it now I have to go to a tuner to fix it I hope it’s that simple
Gracias! Are you able to drive the car for very long?
thank you for being so thorough, and explicative. this happened on my 07 sahara unltd, just the way you described, and my mechanic replaced the pedal and throttle body. now, it idles at around 3K rpm when i turn it on, and only goes down to 800 when i depress the brake. as soon as i release the pressure on the brake, though, it ramps back up to 3K rpm. we didn’t know about resetting after installing the new throttle body. right now, we’re resetting the jeep’s computer. do you know if that’ll work as well?
I have the same thing happened to my 07 magnum rpm 2 rpm’s at idle. If it’s still idle high after replacing throttle body. It. Could be dirty fuel injectors. Or worse witch happened to me could be vacuum leak in the O ring how I found out was getting underneath the vehicle and looking under the engine and found carbon build up.
If you got a code reader let me know what codes show up if you didn’t get it fixed yet
@@Stunna_ECN we, eventually, replaced the pedal AGAIN with an OEM pedal, and it's worked fine since, but i keep getting non-code engine lights that i have to clear. she's running great, though.
These CZcams mechanics know nothing I replaced everything u spoke of and some n this pos jeep won't start or run properly they are 1000 of people on line like this guy knows nothing about plastic American garbage cars n trucks
If it flashes and goes Away thats fine? So its supposed to pop up every time and go away if there are no problems currently?
2020 dodge charger scatpack had this pop up and my car jerked back and forth then went limp mode and gave me a code for P2101 thank you for this info will try cleaning the throttle body as ever since I took off my oil catch can due to it being illegal in California I’ve been having issues with my scatpack any scatpack owners should be wary of the sludge build up that happens in these cars not just the pistons/rings and lifters giving you lifter tick (Lucas injector cleaner helps with tick) but now I have this issue
lifter tick is not caused by sludge issues. It's caused because Dodge switched the hemis from the original 5w-30 oil to 0w-20. Put 5w-30 oil back in and you won't hear the tick.
Just so everyone knows I changed my leaking intake manifold gasket and my problem went away. It was not the throttle body. Even tho I had the red lightning bolt and limp mode. Problem solved. I also had a leaking primary thermostat housing I replaced that too.
The intake to the throttle
Was your car not starting before that cause my avenger not starting after replacing throttle body and crankshaft sensor
@@bosspranks8349 the car was starting fine before fixing . It would just go into limp mode after about 30 seconds on the warm up cycle.
Thanks
Pretty sure it might have been mentioned here....I own a 2011 dodge avenger 2.4l. this fall started throwing lighting bolt and anti slip light with idle ramp up. I'll I have been doing is shut off and crank up and it would be gone till next day. Has been getting worse. Now will go into limp mode sometimes on highway or engine just straight up dies noatter what speed. You have to pull over put in park. Shut key off and restart. Replaced throttle body and ambient air sensor in box. Still same problem. Seen someone somewhere mention after new intake was installed they never had problem again. So I grabbed brake cleaner. Started up and started spraying around intake. Everytime I would spray the last intake port on the right it would idle down. Pretty sure my intake is leaking. So I guess I need new intake or at least new orings installed on port. New part is roughly $220 if you do it yourself. You have to take it completely off to do oring gaskets anyway soight as well replace the whole thing in case there is a crack. 255k on my vehicle.
This was a very useful video, thanks! As it turns out, for the past couple of weeks, for the first time, I've noticed this light coming on in my '09 Grand Caravan (~150K mi.) But it's behaving a bit differently than you describe in the video. It comes on at engine start and stays on (steady) for about five seconds, then goes off and never comes on again, even during a several hour drive. No check engine light, no acceleration issues, no more than the "usual" rough running. The manual says it should come on when the engine is started, but I know it's never stayed on for this long before turning off. Do you think this is normal, or indicates a problem?
My 2008 TC acts just as you described.
@@vanamee692 Thanks. Must be normal. Been doing this for quite a while, no actual problems.
@@freecycling6687 well, as it turns out, i cleaned the throtte body and mass air sensor the other day. (Malwart sells a small can of each cleaner in a pack for about $10.) The mass air sensor had absolutely no dirt on it. However, the throttle body did. But the weirest thing is that there was a dried leaf stuck between the throttle plate and body. How did that ever get past the air cleaner is a mystery. Anyway, no more red war ing symbol on the dash for 2 days now. AND, probably just coincidence but the yellow check engine light, which had been throwing a p0073 code, fault with ambient air temp sensor, has ow gone out by itself without me clearing the code. Weird.
@@vanamee692 Thanks for that, very helpful. Haven gotten around to tackling this yet, since it hasn't turned into an actual problem (yet!)
My lightning bolt comes on when i crank my car up and stays on for about 3 seconds. Do i have anything to worry about?? (2019 dodge charger gt)
Mine is giving me a code of p2173 . I changed my throttle body and still get it. When changing my throttle body i accidentally dropped it on the ground and cracked a little part of the plastic. Will that cause that code maybe cause its cracked? Thank you so much for your informational videos.
The root behind mine was a vacuum leak from EGR tube to manifold the small gasket had to be replaced runs okay for now but bought a new throttle body for no reason
I got same problem replaced map sensor and throttle body. No codes come up but after driving for a while the throttle body warning light comes back. How can I fix this issue?
why on my Chrysler 300 it comes on for a second then go away and nothing happen could it be a glitch ?
I just got that lightning ⚡ symbol and was due to weak battery so I jumped started deleted it all error codes and it worked well now... I'll have to find out what's causing the battery to die if I don't turn the vehicle on every day tho
Did you find out?
My engine light and the lighting warning came on and dropped the coolant needle all the way to cold i scanned the vehicle and it comes up as a throttle body and coolant temp sensor issue
I have the same issues...
@@raw_si_siht yea it clears itself after a few cold cycles but i recently had new cam and lifters installed maybe the shop didn't calibrate the throttle body correctly or something its a weird issue 😂🤦♂️🤔
@BlackSheep300 My problem is floating on the freeway and only the freeway. It gets dangerously close to cold on the gauge. Doing a little research it's either the thermostat or the coolant sensor...
Did u fix if so how mines doin the same thing rn
@@eliiskii-8410 one day it just cleared itself and hasn't came back since then
Mine started on 2010 challenger rt
Also cold
Can figure out how to get my 2012 dodge journey out of limp mode after cleaning.
2016 jeep wrangler replaced thermostat, pedal, and throttle body. Light is still on dash flashing. Did the toggle with ignition, unplugged the battery, but still will not go off. Any ideas?
Maybe it's the plug for the throttle body
Cracked intake manifold or bad intake manifold gasket.
Spray some carb spray between the intake manifold and engine cylinder head where it mates and around the intake manifold as well
Listen for a change in the rpm’s.
I have a 08 Chrysler Aspen and sometimes when I go to start my car at the beginning of the day, the ⚡will come on, so I will turn off the car and restart it and it will be off. Any ideas? When I go to accelerate the motor revs high.
Yup… that’s what has happened to me
So every time I start my car my temperature gauge gets stuck and I get that signal so I turn it off and back on and it goes away but my car doesn’t overheat. Any idea what’s wrong here?
This is happening on my son's 13' Jeep GC- It shuts off while he's driving it and leaves him sitting (often times in very dangerous places. ) He used to be able to get out, with the key, then get back in and it would start back up, but the last few days it doesn't seem to be working and he has to just sit for 10, 20+++ minutes and hope it starts back up. Any suggestions would be most appreciated!
Had this been resolved yet? What was the cause
Mine comes on when I make a quick turn for about 3-5 seconds I just take my foot off the pedal and it goes away. Battery is fine and I replaced the ignition coil but it still does the same. I have a 2008 jeep compass
Red lightning bolt flashing, changed alternator, new throttle body, and sensor on air cleaner. Still happening. What do i need to do?
Im dealing with this on my 2003 ram 1500 i swapped out the throttle body and map sensor i keep trying to reprogram it with the gas pedal technique but the light keeps flashing and going into limp mode after a minute of idling
I have a code P0122
Throttle/Pedal Position what should I fix first the throttle body or the pedal position sensor
Try cleaning the throttle body and check connection and wire at the throttle body
So the lightning bolt light came on it went off, but my engine light is still on. Could it be something wrong with my engine?
What if messing with fuses an relays an lightning bolt comes on ? Now car cranks but won’t start
Mine comes on only when I go up a long hill. truck runs fine. after restart light goes away. any ideas?
This happens to my dads dodge caliber but ONLY when its cold
Exactly the same problem with my 2009 caliber. And it looses power when the light shows up
What’s the solution
Exactly same here
Same here only when cold. Last time we noticed our engine oil was low. And the vehicle doesn't have a low oil warning and that can be one reason....at least by the videos we searched up. After adding oil it didn't happen again in the very cold weather.
@@magdalenagonzalez372 our oil is fine
I had this light on my Jeep. it was wire to the throttle body had short( it rubbed on something on the intake ) fixed the wire and it went out
I just did a reset with the keys a few times and put my foot on the gas… it started ruff but idled out smooth…
Mine is a 2018 dodge journey with a push start ignition. My engine light came on a few days ago but turned itself off after a day or two. It came back on last night and when I left the store, it took 2 tries to start it. Then it was running poorly and sounded like it could die. It also had the electronic stability and throttle control lights came on. It wouldn't go over 10 to 15 mph with the pedal to the floor. I got home and shut it off, then immediately started it again. It ran perfectly and all faults had cleared themselves. Throttle power was also back to normal. Any thoughts?
This is what is happening to mine. Did you find out what was wrong???
I have a 2018 dodge journey..leaving work, the engine light along with the flashing lightning bolt came on..I had to pull over 6 times..shut off engine and wait then restart.. I eventually made it home.. I just had a theoddle body put in..along with a tipim , map sensor, new battery and a Tipim...its seems worse than ever...I'm so frustrated!
Mine flashes and goes away but there there’s days where it flickers fast and doesn’t go away. Can start it but truck has no power on acceleration. Clueless on what it is
Got some problem with my 200 lightning bolt and traction control appear in my dashboard and rpm going up and engine is shaking when they appear..what's the problem is it bad sparkplug need to change it or the throttle is the problem thanks
Same here
Same 😢
Same
I did alternator spark plugs throttle body. Goin to battery now cus its still coming up. Every i listed was years since being changed so hoping battery is the last of this mess
My lightening bolt is red and my jeep wrangler JK eventually stopped accelerating. I have replaced the throttle body, ECU, accelerator Pedal and all the sensors. But the car still has hard start, rough idle and no acceleration. Checked all wiring. 3 years of pain.
My pbt-gf-30 connector is unhooked on my 2011 dodge caliber where does it connect at
I got the whole throttle body replaced after having an issue with the throttle body. The light kept coming on, tried cleaning it before replacing and it only stopped it for a week. Just went ahead and bought a knew one, now it comes on and flashes . It says it can take a while to relearn but I shouldn’t have it come on as often as it does . How do I fix this ?
How did you get it to relearn? Update please
I have this light and check engine light on my truck will turn but won't fire and with the current throttle body and a new one the valve opens and closes when the pedal is pushed but still won't start
Same issues I have with my Chrysler 2010 I got a new PCM and throttle body but the issue has not gone away & the electrical shop said they don’t know the issue 😢
i have a 2007 dodge caliber and replace the throttle body but i cant start my car
Thank you, brother. What if engine & throttle Light come on together. Car cranks but it won't start? Is the entire body dead (hopeless)? Dodge Ram 08. Does car need to be reprogrammed? Jumped?
You ever figure this out exact same issue today cranks but won't start already tried a jump and I've cleaned the throttle body spotless but still crank and no start
@@zachultz5802fuck that’s me on my jeep right now you figure anything out
this light popped up on my jeep liberty, along with the solid orange check engine light. i turned my car off and back on and the ETC light stayed off but engine light is still on. any clues?
Same with me. I think it’s a sensor issue. I reset it with an OBDII today and it all went away, so I’ll see how long it will stay gone for.
Mine has a loose connector. How do I tighten it?
What if the light comes on and goes off?
Hello, this light came on my dodge journey 2015, the light comes and goes, but now I’m seeing problems I turn on my Ac while I’m running the car I can be driving and my car stops completely turns off! Can it be because of the throttle body sensor??
Yes ! It can be your throttle body position sensor which is what sets that angle he is talking about and what is on that white board in his background.
Would this cause the car to have electrical issues as well like the wipers turning on randomly ?
When the battery starts to die, the vehicles start doing all kinds of funny stuff
I just bought a used Alfa Romeo gulia last week had to bring it back for this issue.. they fixed it not the lights are popping up again.. am I basically fucked?
None of them issues but it won't start right 09 5.7 challenger just replaced the throttle body and still throwing the light
This is my issue, check engine light came on, around 40-50 miles per hour if i accelerate its sluggish and doesnt want to shift, it kind of kicks it feels like, this morning that light came on my dash as well as the check engine light
Mine comes on while I'm driving high speeds down the road only for a split second. It seems like it only happens once in awhile.
Same
My Jeep will be working just fine and then the lightning light comes on and kills the motor and then won’t start for a terrifying minute or two then fires right up and acts like nothing happened 😑
My 2011 jeep does the same thing
What was the problem or did you fix it ?
Was it fixed?
Can this be also caused by a stuck intake manifold?
Same thing.. the throttle body mounts to the intake manifold.
changed my throttle body and pedal. sensor in my jeep wrangler, keep getting this happening
only happens at night, any clue what to do next? flashing lightening bolt with solid abs light moments later
Condensation may be causing the issue
hmm out of all the people I've asked and all the mechanics ive talked to that's a new one
where would the condensation be coming from
If you see condensation on the windshield then condensation can also get into the engine bay and affect the throttle body wires. I recommend to check for corrosion right at the connection.
@@Top5AutoRepairs I do live in hawaii so that's plausible but Its not always wet when it happens. the only thing on the list to fix this that I haven't already fixed is my wires or the computer. & no check engine light or anything associated with it. the only time I was able to get a code I drove to a shop to get scanned while it was blinking. this evening I am running a friend's computer to read the whole trip so we can figure out what is triggering it. it's been a long 6+ months trying to diagnose this issue. it only ever happens on my commute home from work & at night, no other time.. off roading to road tripping. was even considering my headlights having something to do with it since that's only when they are on. what i can figure out is why the abs turns on directly after? btw, 2009 jeep wrangler jku
@@alazaeroseDid you ever figure it out?
What if the throttle body doesn’t get relearn? I clean mine out and relearn it but it still stays open
Did you do the "accelerator pedal" relearn or an actual relearn procedure with a scan tool? It's my understanding that the pedal relearn is hit or miss depending on the vehicle (it doesn't work on an 09 Grand Caravan, for example), whereas using a scan tool should always work, unless of course there's some other problem.
07 jeep JK fought that POS light for a year. Replaced throttle body and gas pedal. Helped but occasionally came on Finally replaced intake air temp sensor problem solved no.
Did you have any problems starting it?
Would this make my vehicle not start ?
My town country is having this problem is going no more than 30 miles ph help
I just replaced throttle body and battery, my thermostat is bad but I didn't have the money to get that yet. 08 v6 dodge ram. Fine for a week, now half the light flicker and it'll turn over but dies down before starting. I'l just be left sitting there in the parking spot. Eventually i can turn the key and press on the gas here and there to get it to start, then i hurry home. I have no idea what to do.
My 2011 ram 4x4 i bought brand new, now has 56.000 miles was doing fine, but when lighting bolt appears, engine turns over, but no start, my boss gave me today off to fix, but damn rain & snow pouring down,,,,this sucks!!!
@@chadsimmons6347 I figured mine out. My Ignition switch was fkd up, along with my thermostat, and my water pump was about to fall off 😬 fixed thermostat, replaced water pump and ign switch, all lights went off. Except for that dumbass tpms light. Gotta retrain sensors I guess
@@Thee_Jimmy_Hindrance what we're u quoted for
I have this problem in my 2007 Jeep Liberty.
It can be your throttle body position sensor which is what sets that angle he is talking about and what is on that white board in his background.
I am having this issue in my 2010 dodge charger sxt. That light comes on flashing with the traction control light. Can't seem to figure out what the issue is.
What was the fix? Have the same exact two warning lights coming on.
@practicaliching2311 EGR Valve. It took weeks. They change a lot of stuff, but the EGR valve is what fixed it.
My warning light came on after I changed the valve cover gasket does anyone have any ideas why this happened
Did you disconnect the throttle body connector? That will trigger the light.
What if it just doesn’t turn on ? Or after a few minutes it does ? I hate dodge journeys. I got this car brand new and it has been tearing up every since !
Check out my other videos why car won't start
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It doesn’t have a code at all. I’m thinking it’s throttle body for sure because when it does throw a code it shows up and then both lights disappear. I am going to take it to the dealership and get it replaced.
Or at least diagnosed to figure it out.
@@katiecampbell9191 what ended up being the issue? I’m experiencing this right now. Won’t start but no code
If your radfan goes on with the lightning bolt it is your temperature sensor
I was thinking it's my throttle body or battery just got a alternator it's been used though.
Update: I just got a new map&maf sensor and it's not the throttle body. Im getting a battery tomorrow and I'll let y'all know wassup
I’m curious about this too
any good news or not yet ?
What ended up happening
@@jeremiahbuie4251 dude never updated us😭
@@777_giio what a POS