A fault code doesn’t yet mean the unit or sensor itself is faulty: often it’s the plug and connector leading to it.
Possible causes
- The ETCS fuse
- The throttle body power supply wiring
- Low voltage: a flat battery or corroded terminals
- ECU (rarely)
What you can do yourself
- With this fault the ECU usually switches to limp mode: the engine accelerates poorly or holds only idle speed. You can drive gently for a short distance — to a workshop.
- Check the ETCS fuse in the under-hood box and the throttle body connector.
- Check the battery, terminals and engine ground: with a poor supply the ECU can store an internal fault.
Stop and don’t drive on if:
- The Check Engine light is flashing
- The temperature gauge is in the red or the overheating light is on
- The red oil pressure light is on
- Smoke from under the bonnet, a burning or petrol smell
- Strong jerking, knocking from the engine, or the car barely moves
OOleg’s tip: check the connector
Often the cause is simple — there is no contact in the connector (plug). Look at the connector from the back: remove the rubber seal and you will see whether a wire is corroded or has come off completely. Corrosion shows up as green deposits. Ideally, gently pull each wire towards you one at a time: a sound wire stays in place, while a corroded one simply comes off — it needs to be repaired.
Unplug and inspect connectors with the ignition off.
A code of the first-generation electronic throttle (with a magnetic clutch), as given in the Toyota 4Runner 1996–2002 repair manual. This is the Toyota and Lexus meaning. On other makes this number means something else: if your car isn’t a Toyota or Lexus, change the make at the top.
Source: Toyota 4Runner 1996–2002 repair manual (ether3al.com), obdadvisor.com
The explanation comes from the error code reference in the AvtoElektrik PRO app.