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P0226 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for March 2010

Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor 3 Performance


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0226
Help Request Posted
2001 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCK21CX1
P0226: throttle pedal ps. sensor g79 Implausible signal. This car came in for a tie rod. Also customer wanted me to check out the MIL. Had misfire codes, wet tested the coil, car died. Dried out coil w/ heat gun, started but had misfire. Let run about 10 min at idle and misfires gone. Went to road test and no thrott...
March 18, 2010