Hi I have an 02 CRV and had a warning indicator light came on, although I did not noticed anything wrong with the car, I went straight to a mechanic and he said that there was a problem with the Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) and needed to be replaced.
Apparently the whole Throttle Body needs to be replaced at a cost of around $1100.
I thought this was a bit strange given you can't notice anything wrong with the car when driving it so I looked on the net for some info.
The TPS appears to be a fairly common problem in the US with honda issuing a service bulletin on it, saying it was due to a manufacturing defect.
From what I have read a TPS shouldn't go faulty, especially in a car that has done 90,000klm and from what I read most people over there having been getting it fixed under goodwill from honda if they are regular customers.
I also found some posts where they say the TPS fault is often misdiagnosed and is just an electrical/connector problem which I think could be the case as our car seems fine.
Just wondering if anyone here has had a similar problem and has any advice on whether I should cough up the $1100 or try a different approach?
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