Q: Gas pedal unresponsive 2007 suburban
My stabiltrac light came on and began making the truck jerk really hard going into 2nd gear now it barely starts and runs ..i have to disconnect the map sensor at the top of the intake I'm order for it to start ..once started it runs very bad the engine shakes and the idle is very low and rough once I re connect the map sensor the truck shuts off ...whil the truck is running in park I can push down on the gas but the engine remains at under 1000 rpms I've changed the map sensor, 02 sensors and throttle body and it still runs the same...horible it feels like only half the motor is functioning properly
My car has 178000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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