Q: Whats the best solution for fixing a P2118 OBD code?

asked by on May 31, 2017

My check engine light recently came on 2 days ago. I had an OBD scan completed today and the codes P2118 and P2101 came back. I d like to know if Your Mechanic can resolve these issues for me.

My car has 81600 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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