Clio problems - not sport

[Johnson.]

Hello,

I have a clio 1.2 16v expression. The car starts up and ticks over fine but no response from the throttle. Diagnostic scan has come back with the following

531- pedal potentiometer circuit track 1, circuit to earth.
197 - throttle angle sensor circuit short to earth
589 pressure sensor refernce voltage short to earth.

Seems to be abit of a theme here.... any ideas ?

The cars sunroof leaked at some stage and the interior has sustained water damage.

 

[smac4494]

You've pretty much answered you're own question. Get on your knees and pray to the French electrical god that it's just a broken connection and nothing hidden behind numerous bolts. Worst case you need to fit a need throttle pedal(which might work out cheaper)

 

[Johnson.]

Its obviously an earth problem, plain to see. Im assuming water may have gotten to some of the wiring causing the short, but im not entirely sure where to start.

 

[Dan@SJM]

It's very rarely the pedal or the body, 8/10 times the faults are within the relay box in the engine bay.

 

[Johnson.]

It's very rarely the pedal or the body, 8/10 times the faults are within the relay box in the engine bay.

Thanks for the reply Dan. Will have a look and see how we get on.